COPD

December 29, 2015May 12, 2016

COPD Patients Benefit when Music Therapy Accompanies Standard Care

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A new study has found that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other chronic respiratory conditions showed signs of improvement in symptoms, psychological well-being, and quality of life ... Read more

December 28, 2015December 28, 2015

Airway-on-a-chip Technology Enables Study Of Lung Inflammatory Diseases Outside The Human Body

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A team of researchers at Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering in Boston has leveraged its organ-on-a-chip technology in developing a microfluidic human small airway model that allows ... Read more

December 18, 2015December 19, 2015

Bacterial Infections Tied to COPD Flares May Be Determined Through Comorbidities

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A new study found that the etiology of bacterial infections in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease could be determined through their associated comorbidities, a finding with relevance for clinical practice. ... Read more

December 16, 2015

Amoebas Helping COPD Researchers to Study Effects of Cigarette Smoke

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A new experimental model — the social amoeba known as Dicty — may greatly help researchers understand the mechanism by which cells in airway passages protect themselves against cigarette smoke, and ... Read more

December 14, 2015December 14, 2015

COPD Foundation Works to Lower Hospital Readmission Rates

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Predixion Software, an Aliso Viejo, California, advanced analytics software developer, and the Carolinas HealthCare System have been selected by the COPD Foundation to deliver the world’s first program to predict and prevent hospital readmissions for ... Read more

December 11, 2015December 11, 2015

Worldwide Patient Registry Launched for Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

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The European Lung Foundation has announced the launch of the first international patient registry for primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), a rare autosomal recessive disorder leading to chronic and recurring upper ... Read more

December 10, 2015

UK COPD Study Highlights High Costs and Burdens of Treatment

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A recent study in the journal Respiratory Research notes the high costs and burdens of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treatment among patients initiating maintenance therapy, and the low rates of patient adherent to treatment. ... Read more

December 8, 2015December 8, 2015

New Approach in Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis Treatment Holds Promise

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Scientists from University of Cincinnati have identified specific biomarkers and a potential therapy to treat pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM). Their research, entitled “Modeling pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis by epithelial deletion of the ... Read more

December 7, 2015December 7, 2015

COPD Patients’ Mental Health Can Affect Life Quality, Too

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The results of a recent study published in the journal Psychology & Health show that psychological factors — such as illness perception and an internal locus of control — can influence health-related quality of ... Read more

December 3, 2015May 12, 2016

StopCOPD App Lets COPD Patients Share Their Daily Challenges

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The StopCOPD app is a new way for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients to participate in the COPD Patient-Powered Research Network (COPD PPRN), a large-scale and state-of-the-art monitoring survey to involve some ... Read more