News tagged with lung tissues
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
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Breathe easy: A natural fruit compound may help asthma
A preliminary study by New Zealand company Plant & Food Research shows that natural chemicals from blackcurrants may help breathing in some types of asthma.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 25, 2010 |
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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.
Mar 01, 2011 |
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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
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Vaporized viral vector shows promise in anti-cancer gene therapy
A new lung cancer therapy employing a vaporized viral vector to deliver a cancer-inhibiting molecule directly to lung tissue shows early promise in mouse trials, according to researchers at the Ministry of Education, Science ...
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Molecule plays early role in nonsmoking lung cancer
The cause of lung cancer in never-smokers is poorly understood, but a study led by investigators at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and at the National Cancer Institute has identified a molecule believed ...
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Drug could provide first treatment for scleroderma
Investigators have identified a drug that is currently approved to treat certain types of cancer, Gleevec, that could provide the first treatment for scleroderma, a chronic connective tissue disease for which a treatment ...
Oct 18, 2009 |
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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 ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 21, 2009 |
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New technique reduces tobacco smoke damage to lungs in mice
Researchers in Australia have demonstrated that blocking a certain protein can reduce or prevent cigarette smoke-induced lung inflammation in mice. Inflammation underlies the disease process of chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 18, 2010 |
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To Improve Lung Cancer Diagnosis, Good Medicine Is a Polymer Pill
(PhysOrg.com) -- Doctors may soon be able to diagnose lung cancer more effectively thanks to research performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, where scientists have found ways both ...
Apr 28, 2010 |
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Nanocapsule delivers radiotherapy
(PhysOrg.com) -- 'Hot' nanocapsules can deliver targeted radiotherapy to individual organs, new research has shown.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 26, 2010 |
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Scientists implant regenerated lung tissue in rats (w/ Video)
A Yale University-led team of scientists reports that it has achieved an important first step in regenerating fully functional lung tissue that can exchange gas, which is the key role of the lungs. Their paper appears in ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 24, 2010 |
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Body's defenses may worsen chronic lung diseases in smokers
Although the immune system is designed to protect the body from harm, it may actually worsen one of the most difficult-to-treat respiratory diseases: chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), according to new University ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 09, 2009 |
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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
Mar 28, 2011 |
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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 ...
Oct 27, 2010 |
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