News tagged with obstructive lung disease
Investigators discover enzyme essential for healthy lung development
Investigators at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles have provided the first evidence that Eya1 protein phosphatase is a crucial regulator of the development of embryonic lung epithelial ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 29, 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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Vitamin D deficiency alters lung growth and decreases lung function
Previously linked to the severity of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in humans, vitamin D deficiency has now been shown to alter lung structure and function in young mice. The new study, conducted ...
Jan 28, 2011 |
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How much people smoke and who gets lung cancer gene-influenced
Your DNA influences how much you smoke and whether you will develop lung cancer or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to an international team of researchers led by Washington University ...
Oct 22, 2010 |
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Change in how paramedics use oxygen could reduce deaths
A change to the way paramedics use oxygen when treating patients with chronic lung disease could cut the death rate in these cases by up to 78%, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal today.
Oct 19, 2010 |
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Cheek swab may detect lung cancer
Early detection is critical for improving cancer survival rates. Yet, one of the deadliest cancers in the United States, lung cancer, is notoriously difficult to detect in its early stages.
Oct 07, 2010 |
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Eating a sensible diet improves lung health, research shows
Steering clear of full-fat, fried, and processed foods is not just good for overall health, it could help prevent chronic lung conditions, a large UK study has revealed.
Aug 24, 2010 |
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Bioartificial lungs transplanted into rats (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in the US have grown lungs in their laboratory and transplanted them into rats. The transplanted lungs functioned for up to six hours. The current work follows independent research ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 15, 2010 |
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Scientists grow new lungs using 'skeletons' of old ones
For someone with a severe, incurable lung disorder such as cystic fibrosis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a lung transplant may be the only chance for survival. Unfortunately, it's often not a very good chance. ...
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Jun 24, 2010 |
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Children with severe asthma at increased risk of developing COPD
Children with severe asthma have more than 30 times the risk of developing adult chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) as adults compared to children without asthma, according to a prospective longitudinal cohort study ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 16, 2010 |
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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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Mar 18, 2010 |
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Mayo Clinic reports its first lung transplantation by donation after cardiac death
Lung transplantation is a well-known therapy for patients with end-stage lung disease, but, as with other patients waiting for organs for transplantation, there are more recipients waiting than donors available. A potential ...
Feb 18, 2010 |
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MicroRNA profiling identifies chemoresistance in small cell lung cancer
At least three tumor microRNAs appear to predict when first-line chemotherapy will prove ineffective in some patients with small cell lung cancer, according to data presented at the AACR-IASLC Joint Conference on Molecular ...
Jan 12, 2010 |
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