Medical research
Study sheds light on how stem cells can be used to treat lung disease
A new study has revealed how stem cells work to improve lung function in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
Sep 9, 2014
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Immunology
Fat damages the lungs of heavy drinkers
Heavy drinking damages the body in many ways. In addition to liver failure, alcoholics are at a much greater risk of developing pneumonia and life threatening acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), for which there is ...
Jun 30, 2014
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Surgery
New tool helps doctors better predict, prevent deadly respiratory failure
A new prediction tool can help doctors better identify patients who are at highest risk for respiratory failure after surgery and therefore prevent the often deadly condition, suggest data from a large multi-center study ...
Apr 22, 2014
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Cardiology
Acute respiratory distress syndrome: Study IDs surgical patients at risk
Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a leading cause of respiratory failure after surgery. Patients who develop the lung disorder postoperatively are at higher risk of dying in the hospital, and those who survive the syndrome ...
Apr 22, 2014
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Pediatrics
Clinical study finds 'bubble CPAP' boosts neonatal survival rates
The first clinical study of a low-cost neonatal breathing system created by Rice University bioengineering students demonstrated that the device increased the survival rate of newborns with severe respiratory illness from ...
Jan 30, 2014
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Immunology
Researchers identify risks for death from H7N9 avian flu virus
(Medical Xpress)—Since March 2013, the avian flu virus H7N9 has infected 134 people and caused 44 deaths. Among those infected, many, but not all, patients develop severe symptoms, including pneumonia and acute respiratory ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Radiographic findings mirror clinical severity in H7N9 flu
(HealthDay)—In patients with novel avian-origin influenza A H7N9 virus infection, radiological findings mirror the severity of the clinical presentation, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.
Sep 11, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Novel avian influenza A virus has potential for both virulence and transmissibility in humans
A new study has found that a novel avian-origin H7N9 influenza A virus, which has recently emerged in humans, attaches moderately or abundantly to the epithelium of both the upper and lower respiratory tracts. This pattern ...
Sep 10, 2013
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Medical research
Breath and butter: Resolving cholesterol's role in human lung surfactants
(Medical Xpress)—Pulmonary surfactants are phospholipoproteins (surface-active lipoprotein complexes) that reduces alveolar surface tension through an air-water hydrophilic/hydrophobic interface. Pulmonary, or lung, surfactants ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study describes imaging findings in H7N9 influenza
H7N9 pneumonia is characterized by imaging findings that differentiate it from other types of pneumonia, including rapidly progressive changes in the lungs and pulmonary connective tissues, according to the first study to ...
Jul 2, 2013
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