Medical research
One-off treatment shown to prevent long term side effects of cancer radiotherapies
A new study has found that a simple, one-off treatment was able to prevent long term side effects of cancer radiotherapies.
May 23, 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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Genetics
Genetic links revealed between severe COVID-19 and other diseases
A new analysis of data from the Veterans Affairs Million Veteran Program has uncovered genetic links between COVID-19 severity and certain medical conditions that are known risk factors for severe COVID-19. Anurag Verma of ...
Apr 28, 2022
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Medical research
New tests and treatments for pulmonary fibrosis, acute respiratory disease syndrome have been developed in mice
Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Mie University in Japan have developed monoclonal antibodies that prevent lung cell death in mouse models for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and acute ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Medications
Senolytic drugs can boost key protective protein against certain diseases and aspects of aging
Mayo Clinic researchers say senolytic drugs can boost a key protein in the body that protects older people against aspects of aging and a range of diseases. Their findings, which are published in eBioMedicine, demonstrate ...
Mar 15, 2022
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Medical research
Damaged lungs breathe life into COVID research
A small black lump, about an inch or so in width, rests on the bottom of a sealed plastic container. It doesn't look like much—in fact, it doesn't look like anything. But this little black lump has untold potential, full ...
Mar 11, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Disruption in lung cell repair may underlie ARDS in COVID-19 and other diseases
Investigators studying lung cells have discovered that the normal repair process that occurs after lung disease or injury appears to be incomplete but still ongoing in patients who died of COVID-19 and non-COVID acute respiratory ...
Feb 16, 2022
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Medical research
Scientists identify new features of lymphangioleiomyomatosis, a rare lung disease
Researchers have discovered new insights about lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), a rare lung disease, which affects about 1 in 200,000 Americans and commonly features the growth of abnormal cells in different tissues and organs, ...
Feb 2, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research suggests new way to detect, monitor lung diseases
New lung research from an international team of scientists could offer doctors a new way to detect and monitor progressive lung diseases—and may also shed light on the fundamental causes of those conditions.
Feb 1, 2022
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Genetics
RNA therapy for heart failure and organ fibrosis
RNA has already been making an impact in the context of the vaccine program, but the potential of RNA-based compounds is far from being fully tapped, as RNA allows for entirely new therapeutic approaches. Prof. Thomas Thum, ...
Feb 1, 2022
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