Health
Tobacco—more deaths for the disadvantaged
More must be done to help low socio-economic groups stop smoking and close the vast gap in life expectancy between them and those who can afford current support.
Dec 23, 2015
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News tagged with pulmonary emphysema
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Interlobar collateral ventilation impacts EB valve outcomes
(HealthDay)—A more careful selection of patients could help improve the success rate of bronchoscopic lung-volume reduction with the use of one-way endobronchial valves in patients with emphysema, according to a study published ...
Dec 10, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Imaging could improve treatment of people with COPD
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) provide important information on the symptoms and exercise capabilities of people with mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according ...
Jul 7, 2015
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Medical research
Vitamin A receptor may help protect lungs from smoking, viral infections
It's no surprise that smoking is bad for the lungs. But only 10%-20% of long-term smokers will develop serious conditions that affect breathing, such as emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). To understand ...
May 8, 2015
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Health
E-cigarette vapor could lead to emphysema, study finds
Like tobacco, e-cigarettes affect a smoker's lungs and long-term exposure could lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – more commonly known as COPD or emphysema – according to the latest research by Central Michigan ...
May 7, 2015
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Novel neutrophil elastase isoform suggests new approach to pulmonary emphysema
Elastases of white blood cells are involved in tissue destruction and can thus cause various diseases. Scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München have discovered a new isoform which could be involved both in the pathogenesis ...
Apr 13, 2015
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Genetics
Mutations linked to repair of chromosome ends may make emphysema more likely in smokers
Mutations in a gene that helps repair damaged chromosome ends may make smokers—especially female smokers—more susceptible to emphysema, according to results of a new study led by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers.
Jan 14, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Greater emphysema-like lung on CT linked to mortality
(HealthDay)—For individuals without airflow obstruction or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), greater emphysema-like lung on computed tomography (CT) is associated with all-cause mortality, according to a study ...
Dec 16, 2014
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Medical research
X-ray dark-field radiography provides detailed imaging of lung diseases
Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU) working in cooperation with the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Hospital (KUM) and the Technischen Universität München (TUM) tested for the first time X-ray dark-field ...
May 27, 2014
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Medical research
Researchers create new air sacs in mouse model of emphysema using novel growth factor
In a study of mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins have identified a new molecular pathway involved in the growth of tiny air sacs called alveoli that are crucial for breathing. The scientists say their experiments may lead ...
Feb 14, 2013
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