News tagged with disease of the lungs
Annual report to the nation focuses on brain tumors
Lung cancer death rates in women have fallen for the first time in four decades, according to an annual report on the status of cancer published online March 31 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The drop c ...
Mar 31, 2011 |
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Purple periwinkles battle inflammatory diseases
A widely and safely used plant extract acts as a novel anti-inflammatory agent that may one day be used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, as well as other inflammatory conditions. There ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 03, 2010 |
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New test could identify smokers at risk of emphysema
Using CT scans to measure blood flow in the lungs of people who smoke may offer a way to identify which smokers are most at risk of emphysema before the disease damages and eventually destroys areas of the ...
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Naturally occurring lipid blocks RSV infection in lungs
Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered that a naturally occurring lipid in the lung can prevent RSV infection and inhibit spread of the virus after an infection is established. RSV is the major cause of hospitalization ...
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Dec 21, 2009 |
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Muscle deterioration in patients with lung disease seen connected to CO2
Muscle deterioration in patients with lung diseases might be a direct consequence of high carbon dioxide levels in their blood, an international team of researchers headed by Prof. Yosef Gruenbaum of the Hebrew ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Immune cells play surprising role in cystic fibrosis lung damage
Immune cells once thought to be innocent bystanders in cystic fibrosis may hold the key to stopping patients' fatal lung disease. New findings from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 16, 2009 |
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New discovery paves the way for new diagnosis of serious lung disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- The discovery by Uppsala University researchers of a previously unknown protein in the cells of the lower air ways brings new potential for early diagnosis of a serious lung disease. The findings, published ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 02, 2009 |
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'Evolved' virus may improve gene therapy for cystic fibrosis
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Iowa have turned a relatively benign virus into a highly infectious form that is ideal as a carrier for gene ...
Feb 16, 2009 |
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More Men Die from COPD Compared to Women
(PhysOrg.com) -- Men across the Asia-Pacific region have consistently higher mortality and hospitalization rates for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than corresponding rates for women in the region.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 05, 2009 |
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