Lung Diseases

January 31, 2018January 31, 2018

Singing for Lung Health Kicks Off in Bristol, UK

Bristol is the most recent U.K. city hosting a Singing for Breathing group, called Singing for Lung Health, an initiative created to help anyone living with a lung condition as ... Read more

March 8, 2016May 13, 2016

Lung Institute Opens Stem Cell Therapy Clinic in Dallas for Patients with Chronic Lung Diseases

COPD, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

A top provider of stem cell therapy research for lung conditions, the Lung Institute, recently announced its new location, close to the metro Dallas area in Texas. The Institute has also ... Read more

July 30, 2015November 5, 2015

Moerae Initiates Second Phase 1 study of MMI-0100 for Lung Diseases

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

Moerae Matrix Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of first-in-class targeted therapeutics for fibrotic diseases, recently announced the initiation of its second Phase 1 clinical trial ... Read more

July 15, 2015November 5, 2015

Researchers Uncover A New and Deeper Understanding of Lung Regeneration Pathways

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

In a new study entitled “Time‐ and compartment‐resolved proteome profiling of the extracellular niche in lung injury and repair,” researchers uncovered the dynamic response of lungs to injury and which ... Read more

April 6, 2015April 6, 2015

Lung Diseases Found to Be Primarily Linked to Defects in Stem Cells and Not to Inflammation as Previously Thought

Emphysema, News

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine recently revealed a link between certain lung diseases and individuals whose telomeres in the chromosomes of lung stem cells are not ... Read more

April 1, 2015November 9, 2015

New Research Leads To Potential Therapeutic Target for Lung Diseases

COPD, News

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden recently revealed an interaction between specific protein factors and hypoxia conditions associated with two lung disorders, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis ... Read more

February 23, 2015February 23, 2015

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

News

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

February 16, 2015February 16, 2015

Smoking Can Cause More Deadly Diseases Than Previously Thought

Lung Cancer, News

A study supported by the American Cancer Society discovered that there are more fatal conditions caused by tobacco than originally thought. The scientists reported that other diseases, in addition to the ones traditionally ... Read more

January 29, 2015February 28, 2015

University of Louisville Sole Kentucky Site For Testing New Minimally Invasive Emphysema Treatment Device

Emphysema, News

A new research trial has been launched at The University of Louisville to investigate the effectiveness of a medical device designed to help treat emphysema patients by shutting off the ... Read more