New research from Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, has found that reproductive carrier screening tests, used before or in early pregnancy to identify inherited genetic conditions, potentially miss up to 10 percent ...
Mar 8, 2023
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Chest CT revealed persistent lung abnormalities in patients two years after COVID-19, according to a study published in Radiology. This is the first research paper with two-year follow-up data on COVID-19 lung effects.
Feb 14, 2023
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Pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 and pneumococcus can cause severe pneumonia. If the airways then fill with fluid, the patient risks developing acute respiratory distress syndrome. Researchers at Charité—Universitätsmedizin ...
Dec 22, 2022
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Yale researchers have identified a possible driver of the persistent inflammation that causes irreversible lung damage in patients with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that impairs breathing and digestion.
Dec 13, 2022
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Researchers at National Jewish Health have shown that vapor from electronic cigarettes increases small airway inflammation response to influenza A infections. The findings show that short-term exposure of just three days ...
Nov 14, 2022
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An international team of researchers has revealed how scarring occurs in long COVID and pulmonary fibrosis using innovative blood biomarkers and X-ray technology. This study, published in eBioMedicine, contributes to the ...
Nov 2, 2022
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Researchers at Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University have taken a key step toward improving and lengthening the lives of cystic fibrosis patients, who experience chronically clogged airways and a ...
Oct 27, 2022
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Researchers call for better newborn screens across the U.S.
Oct 25, 2022
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Researchers have shown that the medication saracatinib shows promise as a treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Saracatinib worked as well or better than two approved drugs at reducing tissue scarring in preclinical ...
Oct 13, 2022
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis could become the first degenerative disease to be treated through the science of aging.
Oct 6, 2022
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