Medical research
Research explains the role of high cholesterol in SARS-CoV-2 infectivity
A recent study has unveiled the doorway that SARS-CoV2 uses to slip inside cells undetected.
Jun 20, 2023
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News tagged with lung tissue
Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify new biomarkers of the most frequent lung cancer
Researchers of the University of Barcelona and the Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) have identified new biomarkers for non-small cell lung cancer, the most common lung cancer. The results, published in the ...
Jun 20, 2023
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Medical research
Odd cells found in lungs of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
A pair of stem cell cloning experts at the University of Houston is reporting their findings of variant cells in the lungs of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) which likely represent key targets in any future ...
May 17, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study points to novel method for early diagnosis of cachexia in lung cancer patients
Cachexia is a syndrome characterized by severe loss of weight and muscle mass. It is present in approximately half of all lung cancer patients and is particularly damaging in cases of non-small cell lung cancer. Early detection ...
May 10, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New findings suggest increased monitoring needed to prevent lung disease in underground coal miners
For the past two decades, there has been a major resurgence in progressive massive fibrosis (PMF), (also known as black lung) among coal miners, leading researchers from National Jewish Health and across the country to examine ...
May 5, 2023
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Medical research
Scientists deliver siRNA therapy to lung
Scientists at UMass Chan Medical School have developed a technology to deliver gene therapy directly to lung tissue through intranasal administration, a development that could potentially create a new class of treatments ...
May 2, 2023
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Immunology
Tiny protein apparently produces titanic impact in the lungs when encountering bacterial pneumonia
In the ongoing quest to discover which constituents of the immune system provide highly specified protection, scientists have found that a component of the innate immune system is endowed with the capability of guarding the ...
Medical research
Study reveals mechanism by which a circadian clock molecule leads to lung fibrosis
Abnormal sleep patterns, like those of night-shift workers, disrupt the body's natural biological clock and have been linked to lung health issues. A new study by University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) researchers ...
Apr 17, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nasal vaccine to prevent COVID-19 passes first tests
Coronaviruses spread primarily through the air. When infected people speak, cough, sneeze or laugh, they expel droplets of saliva containing the virus. Other people then breathe in these airborne pathogens and become infected ...
Apr 3, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers identify how steroids benefit severe COVID-19 patients
In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors tried a variety of medications to determine what was helpful to prevent the deaths caused by a virus which humans had no natural immunity against.
Mar 29, 2023
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