News tagged with emphysema
Protein folding made easy
Protein folding has nothing to do with laundry. It is, in fact, one of the central questions in biochemistry. Protein folding is the continual and universal process whereby the long, coiled strings of amino ...
Jun 07, 2011 |
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What factors motivate smokers to quit?
This week people across the country will vow to give up something for Lent, and those items could include sweets, chocolate or cigarettes.
Mar 09, 2011 |
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Biochemists discover how a ‘molecular slingshot’ disrupts key proteins
(PhysOrg.com) -- An important basic science discovery reported by University of Massachusetts Amherst biochemists this week describes how certain proteins use an unusual, spring-loaded loop mechanism to cripple their target ...
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Protein involved in cystic fibrosis also plays role in emphysema, chronic lung disease
A team of Johns Hopkins Children's Center researchers has discovered that a protein involved in cystic fibrosis (CF) also regulates inflammation and cell death in emphysema and may be responsible for other ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 29, 2010 |
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Life expectancy slips, stroke dips to No. 4 killer (Update)
(AP) -- U.S. life expectancy has dropped slightly - by about a month - after mostly inching up for many years, the government reported Thursday.
Dec 09, 2010 |
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Spiriva as good as Serevent in asthma study
(AP) -- Researchers say they've found a possible new treatment for adults with hard-to-control asthma. Their discovery, however, came at a price.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 19, 2010 |
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Secondhand smoke may provoke inflammatory response in lungs
Second-hand smoke is associated with a number of diseases and conditions, including cancer, heart disease, and emphysema. It is an irritant to lung tissue and blood vessels, but the processes through which the body reacts ...
Aug 26, 2010 |
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Trying little-known option to seal a leaky lung
(AP) -- The final straw came when Guy Vance's chest, neck and face ballooned, little air bubbles in his skin crackling to the touch - all because of a leak somewhere in his lung.
Aug 03, 2010 |
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Study links more time spent sitting to higher risk of death
A new study from American Cancer Society researchers finds it's not just how much physical activity you get, but how much time you spend sitting that can affect your risk of death. Researchers say time spent sitting was independently ...
Jul 22, 2010 |
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Recommendations for treatment of inherited lung disease are unjustified
An expensive treatment recommended for a genetic disorder called alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency has no proven clinical benefit, according to a systematic review by Cochrane Researchers. The disorder causes chronic lung disease ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 06, 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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New potential to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is defined by emphysema and/or chronic bronchitis. It destroys the normal architecture of the lung and inhibits the mechanical aspects of breathing, which prevents necessary gas ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Exposure to tobacco smoke in childhood home associated with early emphysema in adulthood
Children regularly exposed to tobacco smoke at home were more likely to develop early emphysema in adulthood. This finding by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health suggests that the lungs may ...
Dec 28, 2009 |
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Survey: Awareness of COPD is rising, but understanding is still low
Awareness of COPD—chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—continues to grow in the United States, according to national survey results released today by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Scientists open doors to diagnosis of emphysema
Chronic inflammatory lung diseases like chronic bronchitis and emphysema are a major global health problem, and the fourth leading cause of death and disability in developed countries, with smoking accounting for 90% of the ...
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Emphysema
Emphysema (pronounced /ˌɛmfɨˈziːmə/) is a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, as it is otherwise known, formerly termed a chronic obstructive lung disease). It is often caused by exposure to toxic chemicals, including long-term exposure to tobacco smoke.
For more information about Emphysema, read the full article at
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