lung disease

October 20, 2015November 5, 2015

Bacteria’s Adaptive Changes to Cystic Fibrosis May Contribute to Chronic Lung Disease Development

Cystic Fibrosis, News

In a recent study, Canadian and U.S. scientists investigated the effects of Pseudomonas aeruginosa lasR mutations on inflammatory responses in an epithelial cell line, mice and CF patients. Their study, entitled ... Read more

June 30, 2015November 6, 2015

Severe Asthma Does Not Respond To Mainstay Treatment, According To Study

Asthma, News

The immune response triggered in those with severe asthma is noticeably different from the one that occurs in milder forms of the lung disease, according to scientists from the University of Pittsburgh School of ... Read more

June 26, 2015June 26, 2015

D-Lab & Tata Center Develop Mobile Stethoscope for Pulmonary Diseases

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Rich Fletcher, an MIT research scientist, and Dan Chamberlain, a graduate student at MIT, in collaboration with the Chest Research Foundation (CRF) recently received the 3rd prize in Vodafone’s annual Wireless ... Read more

June 5, 2015November 6, 2015

New Study Offer Insights Into a Molecular Pathway Underlying Lung Diseases

Asthma, News

A new study led by researchers at the Centenary Institute and the University of Sydney in Australia recently revealed a molecular pathway important in the development of lung diseases. The ... Read more

May 18, 2015November 5, 2015

$7.5 Million in Funding To Establish Hastings Center For Pulmonary Research

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

The Hastings Foundation has pledged $7.5 million over the next 5 years to the University of Southern California with the goal of enhancing lung disease research through the establishment of the Hastings Center for Pulmonary ... Read more

May 11, 2015November 9, 2015

Protein Found to Play a Key Role in COPD-Related Lung Damage Due to Cigarette Smoke and Viral Infection

COPD, Emphysema, News

Researchers at Yale University in Connecticut and Brown University in Rhode Island recently discovered that a particular protein called interleukin-15 (IL-15) plays a key role in the induction of lung damage caused by cigarette ... Read more

April 8, 2015November 5, 2015

Protein Involved in Ventilator-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis Leads To Sepsis-Induced Lung Injury in Mice

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

A new study by a multidisciplinary research team involving several institutes and hospitals in Spain, Canada and the United States revealed that a specific protein called tryptase plays a role ... Read more

February 23, 2015February 23, 2015

Standardized Packaging Of Tobacco Products May Reduce Smoking, Especially Among the Youth

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A collection of research papers and commentaries, peer-reviewed, were published in the journal Addiction under the title “Plain Packaging: Weighing up the evidence on standardized packaging for tobacco products” to reaffirm key parts of the ... Read more

January 14, 2015November 10, 2015

Vitamin D Improves COPD Exacerbations in Adult Patients

COPD, News

A recent study entitled “Vitamin D3 supplementation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (ViDiCO): a multicentre, double-blind, randomized controlled trial” reveals that Vitamin D supplements can protect against chronic obstructive ... Read more

December 31, 2014November 11, 2015