News tagged with lung development


Higher soy intake prior to lung cancer diagnosis linked to longer survival in women

New results from a large observational follow-up study conducted in Shanghai, China, indicate that women with lung cancer who consumed more soy food prior to their cancer diagnosis lived longer than those who consumed less ...

Cancer created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research paper says we are still at risk of the plague

Today archaeologists unearthed a 'Black Death' grave in London, containing more than a dozen skeletons of people suspected to have died from the plague. The victims are thought to have died during the 14th century and ar ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stage at diagnosis only partly explains wide international variation in lung cancer survival

Stage at diagnosis only partly explains the wide variation in lung cancer survival rates among different developed countries, indicates a large study of nearly 60,000 patients, published online in Thorax.

Cancer created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ruling the airways: Notch controls bronchial cell fates and distributions

Nestled deep within the body, the epithelial lining of the respiratory system is nonetheless seriously exposed. Its direct contact with environmental air necessitates protective mechanisms that both seal ...

Medical research created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Arsenic in drinking water linked to lung disease

New research from the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has uncovered likely mechanisms for the link between arsenic in drinking water and increased risk of developing chronic lung disease.

Health created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Five big strides to fight lung disease in our tiniest patients

For Ottawa scientist and neonatologist Dr. Bernard Thébaud, even a major paper that answers five significant questions still doesn't seem quite enough in his determined path to get his laboratory breakthrough into the neonatal ...

Medical research created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smoking causes asthma in second generation offspring

The dangers of smoking on smokers and their children are widely known but new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine demonstrates that nicotine exposure also causes asthma in the smoker's grandc ...

Health created Oct 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Is delaying premature delivery safe? Professor questions the use of drugs that delay premature birth

Professor Alfirevic from the Department of Women's and Children's Health at the University of Liverpool argues that although premature children tend to have lower cognitive ability than their peers and 14.9 million are born ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gene mutation can allow proteins to gather, spark tumor growth

Prostate cancer is generally treated as if it's a single disease. But researchers have discovered a new type of the cancer that appears to affect 15 percent of patients, a finding that paves the way for better diagnosis and ...

Cancer created Sep 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Antioxidant shown to reduce blindness risk in extremely premature babies

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is the second most common cause of childhood blindness in the United States, occurring in half of premature infants born earlier than or at 28 weeks gestational age. The condition is caused ...

Pediatrics created Jun 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Growing presence of drug-resistant tuberculosis fuels need for faster development of new combination therapies

Johns Hopkins experts in the prevention and treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis are calling for increased screening and more rapid testing of the 9 million people worldwide estimated to be infected each year with ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Maternal smoking disrupts retinoid pathways in the developing fetal lung

Maternal smoking can lead to lung disease in babies, including asthma. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Respiratory Research shows that maternal smoking-related defects within the alveoli inside ...

Health created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vitamin C improves pulmonary function in newborns of pregnant smoking women

Vitamin C supplementation in pregnant women who are unable to quit smoking significantly improves pulmonary function in their newborns, according to a new study.

Pediatrics created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Old antibiotic could be a new weapon to fight tuberculosis

(Medical Xpress) -- A cheap and safe antibiotic that is widely available in the developing world might have a new use as a tuberculosis (TB) treatment, according to new research.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists find vitamin D crucial in human immune response to tuberculosis

Not just important for building strong bones, an international team of scientists has found that vitamin D also plays an essential role in the body's fight against infections such as tuberculosis.

Medical research created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast