Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The unintended consequences of using a ventilator
Breakthrough research addresses a long-standing question in pulmonary medicine about whether modern ventilators overstretch lung tissue. They do.
Nov 3, 2022
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American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Inflammatory disorders
Vitamin D deficiency and poorer lung function in asthmatic children treated with steroids
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with poorer lung function in asthmatic children treated with inhaled corticosteroids, according to a new study from researchers in Boston.
Jul 13, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Higher doses of rifampin appear more effective in fighting tuberculosis without increasing risk of adverse events
Higher daily doses of rifampin, a cornerstone of tuberculosis treatment, killed more TB bacteria in sputum cultures, and the higher doses did so without increasing the adverse effects of treatment, according to a randomized ...
Jun 29, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lung disease in middle age may be a risk factor for dementia later in life
Middle-aged adults with lung disease may be at greater risk of developing dementia or cognitive impairment later in life, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory ...
Nov 26, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Making ionocytes: A step toward cell or gene therapy for cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators were a breakthrough for cystic fibrosis, improving the movement of chloride and water and moistening mucus secretions. But these drugs are expensive, don't ...
Apr 28, 2023
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Sleep disorders
Basal metabolic rate down after CPAP initiation in OSA
(HealthDay)—For patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is associated with a decrease in basal metabolic rate (BMR), according to a study published recently ...
Nov 10, 2016
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Medical research
A decade later, some veterans find it hard to breathe
For military personnel who were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in the early 2000s, burn pits—areas where various waste was burned in open pits—were a visceral reminder of that hellish experience.
Jun 15, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Recommendations updated for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Thoracic Society, together with the European Respiratory Society, Japanese Respiratory Society, and Asociacion Latinoamericana de Torax, updated recommendations are ...
May 10, 2022
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Cardiology
Study identifies new target for treatment of pulmonary hypertension
Scientists at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago have identified a gene called FoxM1 as a promising target for treatment of pulmonary hypertension, or high ...
Apr 30, 2018
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Immunology
Human fetal lungs harbor a microbiome signature
The lungs and placentas of fetuses in the womb—as young as 11 weeks after conception—already show a bacterial microbiome signature, which suggests that bacteria may colonize the lungs well before birth. This first-time ...
Jan 17, 2020
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