Medical research
New research uses 3D imaging to improve the lives of lung disease patients
Pioneering research in Southampton, using hi-tech 3D imaging, could improve the lives of those suffering from chronic lung disease.
Mar 23, 2012
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Inflammatory disorders
Study shows digital device can improve patients' asthma management
A new international study led by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has revealed significant potential for digital technology to improve asthma control for patients.
Apr 6, 2023
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Immunology
Inhaled steroids may increase pneumonia risk in people with asthma
Use of inhaled corticosteroids was linked with an increased risk of pneumonia in a study of individuals with asthma.
Apr 20, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists developing new vaccine strategy for tuberculosis
For years, scientists have been trying to come up with a better way to protect people against tuberculosis, the disease caused by infection with the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) bacteria. Texas Biomedical Research Institute ...
Mar 4, 2019
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Health
Babies who eat fish before nine months are less likely to suffer pre-school wheeze
Children who started eating fish before nine months of age are less likely to suffer from pre-school wheeze, but face a higher risk if they were treated with broad spectrum antibiotics in the first week of life or their mother ...
Nov 22, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Inhaler users get about half as much medicine as they should from each puff
Tens of millions of Americans with lung disease use metered-dose inhalers each day, and new studies by Rice University electrical engineers and pulmonologists at Baylor College of Medicine have identified critical errors ...
Feb 28, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chronic lung disease treatment in New Zealand often not consistent with international guidelines
University of Otago researchers have found that the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in New Zealand frequently does not conform to international guidelines.
Dec 19, 2017
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Addiction
Shisha smoking as bad as cigarettes for lungs: study
Water-pipe smoking is as bad as deeply inhaling cigarette smoke when it comes to causing respiratory problems, according to a study published on Thursday.
Aug 30, 2012
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Genetics
Study connects gene variant to response to asthma drugs
A genetic variant may explain why some people with asthma do not respond well to inhaled corticosteroids, the most widely prescribed medicine for long-term asthma control. Researchers found that asthma patients who have two ...
Sep 26, 2011
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Other
A breakthrough in inhalation masks for infants
Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have made a breakthrough that could lead to radical changes in the design and effectiveness of inhalation masks for infants.
Aug 7, 2013
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