News tagged with lung tissue

Related topics: lung , chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Inhaled nanoparticles deliver potent anticancer cocktail to lung tumors and block resistance

(PhysOrg.com) -- An ideal treatment for lung cancer would be one that could be inhaled deep into lung tissue where it would deliver tumor-killing agents that would then largely stay in the lungs, avoiding the toxicities that ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

UK taxi driver becomes first mummy for 3,000 years

A former British taxi driver has become the first person in the world for 3,000 years to be mummified in the same way as the pharaohs.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 11

'Imprinted' developmental genes gain new roles in adult stem cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- The repair of tissues damaged by injury or illness relies on the ability of adult stem cells to grow and self-renew. But this ability needs to be tightly controlled; if regulation is lost, the stem cells ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scarred lungs leave trail of beta arrestins

Targeting a family of signaling proteins called beta arrestins may stop the life-threatening scarring and thickening of lungs associated with pulmonary fibrosis, reports a new Science study in mice.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

ATS issues joint statement on the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

The American Thoracic Society has released new official clinical guidelines on the diagnosis and management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The statement replaces ATS guidelines published in 2000, and reviews current ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study links vitamin D to lung cancer survival

Recent research suggests vitamin D may be able to stop or prevent cancer. Now, a new study finds an enzyme that plays a role in metabolizing vitamin D can predict lung cancer survival.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Radio-guided surgery a safe and simple way to remove potentially cancerous nodules in the lung

Using tiny spheres of radioactive liquid to guide surgeons as they remove potentially cancerous material in the lungs is safe and more effective than other techniques, Italian researchers report at the European Multidisciplinary ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 26, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Enzyme helps prepare lung tissue for metastatic development

A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) study has identified a new role for an important enzyme in preparing lung tissue for the development of metastases. Published in the early edition of Proceedings of the National Ac ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Findings on pollution damage to human airways could yield new therapies

Researchers from Duke University Medical Center have identified how nanoparticles from diesel exhaust damage lung airway cells, a finding that could lead to new therapies for people susceptible to airway disease.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover that a specific enzyme inhibitor may help control lung inflammation

All of us may be able to breathe a little easier now that scientists from Pennsylvania have found a new therapeutic target for controlling dangerous inflammation in the lungs. A new research report in the January 2011 issue ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New test announced for major killer of lung transplant patients

A lung transplant can mean a new chance at life. But many who receive one develop a debilitating, fatal condition that causes scar tissue to build up in the lungs and chokes off the ability to breathe.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New indicator found for rapidly progressing form of deadly lung disease

A diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is not much better than a death sentence, given a survival rate averaging 4 to 6 years as the disease robs its victim of the ability to breathe.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study: CT scans modestly cut lung cancer deaths

(AP) -- A special type of CT scan can detect lung cancer early enough to save some lives, the National Cancer Institute announced Thursday - the first evidence that a screening test may help fight the nation's top cancer ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Deadly monkeypox virus might cause disease by breaking down lung tissue

A new study of an exotic, infectious virus that has caused three recent outbreaks in the United States reveals clues to how the virus might damage lungs during infection. The findings also suggest possible ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 27, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Team finds cellular structural molecule can be toxic: Makes pneumonia worse

A structural molecule and the cellular pump that regulates its levels influence the severity of pneumonia and could provide new ways of treating the lung infection, which is a leading cause of hospitalization and death, according ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 20, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast