Genetics
Genomics research progresses from bench to bedside
The new Queensland Genomics Health Alliance hit a critical milestone today, with the first nine of its funded research projects revealed.
Apr 26, 2017
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News tagged with lung development
Health
New study sheds light on 'lung sparing effect'
A new study suggests that in cases of severe malnutrition, the body may prioritise lung development at the expense of other less vital growth.
Apr 5, 2017
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Immunology
Infant lung function a predictor of adult asthma
A new study by The University of Western Australia has found that reduced lung function in infants is an accurate predictor of persistent asthma in young adults.
Jan 30, 2017
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Medical research
Rac1 protein critical for lung development
A study by researchers from The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles reveals a promising therapeutic target for improving lung function in infants. Their study, now published online by the American ...
Oct 20, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Study reaffirms the belief that malignant cell behavior is influenced by the tumor tissue of origin
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has conducted a study of cancer in mice and found evidence that reaffirms results from prior research suggesting that malignant cell ...
Oncology & Cancer
Aggressive lung cancer's aggressiveness may be its Achilles' heel
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered a flaw in the armor of the most aggressive form of lung cancer, a weakness that doctors may be able to exploit to slow or even stop the disease. ...
Aug 17, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
New life breathed into lung cancer study initiated 15 years ago
In the late 1990s, University of Kentucky Professor Douglas Andres found that mutations in a protein known as RIT1 could initiate cancer development in laboratory models.
Aug 17, 2016
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Medical research
Elimination of senescent cells improves lung function in mice
Most cells can divide only a limited number of times and eventually undergo permanent cell cycle arrest, a state known as cellular senescence. Cellular senescence is mediated by activation of specific cellular signaling pathways ...
Aug 4, 2016
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Pediatrics
Baby's breath: A new way to study neonatal lung disease
Investigators at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles have created a novel model for studying a lung disorder of newborn babies. Their study, published in PLOS ONE on February 10, describes the ...
Feb 10, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Estimating the global burden of cancer in 2013; 14.9 million new cases worldwide
Researchers from around the world have worked together to try to measure the global burden of cancer and they estimate there were 14.9 million new cases of cancer, 8.2 million deaths and 196.3 million years of a healthy life ...
May 28, 2015
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