https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A team of international scientists led by the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has discovered that Neisseria—a genus of bacteria that lives in the human body—is not as harmless as previously thought, and can cause infections in patients with bronchiectasis, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-09-international-bacteria-previously-thought-harmless.html Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:36:37 EDT news582384976 Brensocatib did not improve the clinical status of patients hospitalized with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection in the double-blind randomized, placebo-controlled STOP-COVID19 multicenter clinical trial, according to research published at the ATS 2022 international conference. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-05-stop-covid19-trial-brensocatib-condition-patients.html Wed, 18 May 2022 14:37:04 EDT news572103422 An international research team led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has found that patients with the lung disease bronchiectasis also often display sensitivity to airborne allergens, and has highlighted the particular role that fungi appear to play. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-04-lung-disease-bronchiectasis-high-frequency.html Thu, 04 Apr 2019 08:19:22 EDT news473584756 Fresh insights into a potentially life-threatening lung disease that causes persistent coughing could pave the way for new therapies. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-06-lung-therapies-chronic-disease.html Wed, 13 Jun 2018 10:25:13 EDT news448104295 The number of people diagnosed with bronchiectasis, a lung condition thought to be a 'disease of the past', has risen considerably in the past decade and now affects more than 1% of UK pensioners, finds a new study by UCL, University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The research was funded by the Medical Research Council and National Institute for Health Research. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-11-dickensian-lung-disease-uk-pensioners.html Thu, 05 Nov 2015 07:22:07 EST news365930515 Cystic Fibrosis is a devastating genetic disease which afflicts over 10,000 children across the country. The disease results in a declining lung function, which in turn leads to a higher likelihood of developing lung infections. These chronic lung infections have a severe impact on the quality of life and eventually lead to premature death. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-08-breakthrough-cystic-fibrosis.html Tue, 12 Aug 2014 08:40:01 EDT news327046016 Common cholesterol-lowering drugs could provide relief to patients suffering from a chronic lung disease, a study has shown. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-03-statins-ease-lung-disease-patients.html Mon, 24 Mar 2014 11:32:11 EDT news314879507 Living close to a busy road is associated with a higher risk of death in people with bronchiectasis. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-09-road-traffic-pollution-death-bronchiectasis.html Sat, 07 Sep 2013 18:00:01 EDT news297686013 (Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the Institute, Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute (QCMRI), and the Telethon institute for Child Health Research, Perth; are one step closer to preventing serious lung disease which is the main cause of suffering in cystic fibrosis. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-lung-disease-cystic-fibrosis.html Mon, 27 May 2013 07:09:02 EDT news288857239 Among patients with the lung disorder non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, treatment with the antibiotic azithromycin resulted in improvement in symptoms but also increased the risk of antibiotic resistance, according to a study appearing in the March 27 issue of JAMA. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-azithromycin-benefit-treatment-respiratory-disorder.html Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:00:11 EDT news283523037 Researchers have identified a promising new treatment for non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, a long-term lung disorder which causes persistent coughing and breathlessness. The results, published in the Lancet, could represent an important advance in the treatment of this debilitating disease, for which very few evidence-based treatments are currently available. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-treatment-patients-chronic-lung-disorder.html Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:30:02 EDT news264345877