Immunology
Infant lung function a predictor of adult asthma
A new study by The University of Western Australia has found that reduced lung function in infants is an accurate predictor of persistent asthma in young adults.
Jan 30, 2017
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News tagged with lung development
Medical research
Rac1 protein critical for lung development
A study by researchers from The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles reveals a promising therapeutic target for improving lung function in infants. Their study, now published online by the American ...
Oct 20, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Aggressive lung cancer's aggressiveness may be its Achilles' heel
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered a flaw in the armor of the most aggressive form of lung cancer, a weakness that doctors may be able to exploit to slow or even stop the disease. ...
Aug 17, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
New life breathed into lung cancer study initiated 15 years ago
In the late 1990s, University of Kentucky Professor Douglas Andres found that mutations in a protein known as RIT1 could initiate cancer development in laboratory models.
Aug 17, 2016
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Pediatrics
Baby's breath: A new way to study neonatal lung disease
Investigators at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles have created a novel model for studying a lung disorder of newborn babies. Their study, published in PLOS ONE on February 10, describes the ...
Feb 10, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Estimating the global burden of cancer in 2013; 14.9 million new cases worldwide
Researchers from around the world have worked together to try to measure the global burden of cancer and they estimate there were 14.9 million new cases of cancer, 8.2 million deaths and 196.3 million years of a healthy life ...
May 28, 2015
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Medical research
Scientists coax stem cells to form 3-D mini lungs
Scientists have coaxed stem cells to grow the first three-dimensional mini lungs.
Mar 24, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify genes responsible for lung tumors
The lung transcription factor Nkx2-1 is an important gene regulating lung formation and normal respiratory functions after birth. Alterations in the expression of this transcription factor can lead to diseases such as lung ...
Mar 2, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Baby, we've come a long way in measuring lung function
An international team of researchers has developed a simple, non-invasive way to measure the impact of smoking during pregnancy on babies' lung development.
Jan 15, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Breakthrough in fibrosis research
Researchers from the Departments of Pharmacy & Pharmacology and Biology & Biochemistry have made an important discovery that might lead to novel therapies to combat chronic fibrotic diseases.
Dec 8, 2014
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