Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vaping linked to rare lung disease: study
Doctors treating a patient with a rare lung disease usually caused by exposure to industrial metals say it may instead be the first case linked to vaping.
Dec 5, 2019
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News tagged with lung tissue
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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Medications
Drug could potentially prevent respiratory and cardiovascular damage in COVID-19 patients
Scientists have identified a drug that can prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from binding to human cells, potentially preventing damage to the lung, clot formation and the development of sepsis.
Jul 13, 2021
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Health
New study links electronic cigarettes and wheezing in adults
Electronic cigarette use ("vaping") is associated with wheezing in adults, according to a new study published in the journal Tobacco Control. People who vaped were nearly twice as likely to experience wheezing compared to ...
Feb 28, 2019
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Immunology
The lung's microbial flora regulates the brain's immune reactivity
In its vital function of providing the body with oxygen, the lung is connected to the outside environment by a large exchange surface. This boundary between lung tissue and outside air is inhabited by a specific microbial ...
Feb 24, 2022
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Radiology & Imaging
CT scan database of 1000 sets was created for teaching AI to diagnose COVID-19
Scientists of the Diagnostics and Telemedicine Center report that they have expanded the original database of CT studies of patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection by 20 times. It now contains more than 1,000 ...
May 11, 2020
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Medical research
Researchers taking bold steps toward engineering new lungs
According to the World Health Organization, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) currently affects more than 64 million people worldwide and is poised to become the third leading cause of mortality by 2030.
May 27, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study offers hope for pulmonary fibrosis patients
Using a new recipe for growing blood vessels from living lung tissue in the lab, a University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science research team has developed an analytical tool that could lead to a cure ...
Sep 30, 2023
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Medical research
Immune cells discovered in the lungs improve virus defense
A research team at the University of Basel has discovered immune cells resident in the lungs that persist long after a bout of flu. Experiments with mice have shown that these helper cells improve the immune response to reinfection ...
Jan 8, 2021
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Medical research
Researchers discover link between aging, devastating lung disease
A Mayo Clinic study has shown evidence linking the biology of aging with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a disease that impairs lung function and causes shortness of breath, fatigue, declining quality of life, and, ultimately, ...
Feb 23, 2017
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