Medications
Drug shows promise for starving out cancer cells
Starving out tumor cells may be a promising therapy for treatment-resistant lung cancer, according to a new study published in Science Advances.
May 6, 2024
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Pediatrics
Longer use of breathing device supports lung growth in preterm infants, research finds
Extending the use of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment in premature infants by two weeks significantly increases lung volume and lung diffusion capacity, according to a new study. The research will be ...
May 3, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Severe complication from lung transplantation has been underestimated, researchers find
PLS (passenger lymphocyte syndrome) is a potentially life-threatening risk in lung transplants that has hardly been researched and is often underestimated in clinical practice. However, the complication occurs more frequently ...
May 2, 2024
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Cardiology
Dietary changes may help treat pulmonary hypertension
Blood vessels in the lungs aren't like the others in the body. This difference becomes clear in pulmonary hypertension, in which only the lungs' blood vessels stiffen progressively, leading to chronic lung disease, heart ...
May 2, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists track 'doubling' in origin of cancer cells
Working with human breast and lung cells, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have charted a molecular pathway that can lure cells down a hazardous path of duplicating their genome too many times, a hallmark of cancer ...
May 2, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Report shows Americans of Pacific island ethnicity have up to triple the rate of cancer deaths
The American Cancer Society (ACS) today released Cancer Facts & Figures for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Other Pacific Islander People, 2024-2026. This report shows that despite limited disaggregated data, there is ...
May 1, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lung abnormality progression linked to acute respiratory disease in smokers
Smokers who have small abnormalities on their CT scans that grow over time have a greater likelihood of experiencing acute respiratory disease events, according to a new study published in Radiology.
Apr 30, 2024
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Health
Research shows link between pollution and heart risks in residents of the city of São Paulo, Brazil
The relationship between living in a polluted city like São Paulo (Brazil) and lung disease or cancer is well known. But the problems go further. Unprecedented research shows that long-term exposure to air pollution is directly ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Smokers, former smokers may gain from switch to plant-based diet
Current and former smokers might lower their risk for emphysema if they adopt a highly nutritional plant-based diet, a new study shows.
Apr 29, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Component of keto diet plus immunotherapy may reduce prostate cancer
Adding a pre-ketone supplement—a component of a high-fat, low-carb ketogenic diet—to a type of cancer therapy in a laboratory setting was highly effective for treating prostate cancer, researchers from the University ...
Apr 27, 2024
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