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Deadly form of black lung disease found to be increasing among U.S. coal miners

Progressive massive fibrosis (PMF), the most debilitating and deadly form of black lung disease, is increasing among U.S. coal miners despite the implementation of dust controls decades ago, according to new research presented at the ATS 2018 International Conference.

23 May 2018

Advanced genetics study of TB bacteria uncovers virulent 'Beijing lineage' strain among young adults

LSTM's Dr Maxine Caws is co-lead investigator on an advanced genetics study published in Nature Genetics(link is external), which has shown that a virulent strain of tuberculosis (TB) has adapted to transmit among young adults in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

23 May 2018

Formaldehyde risk found to be higher in e-cigarettes than originally thought

Portland State University researchers who published an article three years ago in the New England Journal of Medicine about the presence of previously undiscovered forms of formaldehyde in e-cigarette vapor revisited their research and found that formaldehyde risks were even higher than they originally thought.

23 May 2018

Researchers discover link between tuberculosis and Parkinson's disease

The mechanism our immune cells use to clear bacterial infections like tuberculosis (TB) might also be implicated in Parkinson's disease, according to a new collaborative study led by the Francis Crick Institute, Newcastle University and GSK.

22 May 2018

Pfizer starts Phase 1/2 study of RSV vaccine candidate in healthy adult volunteers

Pfizer Inc. today announced that it has started a Phase 1/2 trial of its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine candidate in healthy adult volunteers. RSV is a common respiratory virus that affects the lungs and airways, with significant impact on young children and older adults.

22 May 2018

Vitamin C consumption may reduce harm to baby's lungs due to smoking during pregnancy

Women who are unable to quit smoking during their pregnancy may reduce the harm smoking does to their baby's lungs by taking vitamin C, according to a new randomized, controlled trial presented at the ATS 2018 International Conference.

22 May 2018

Eczema drug alleviates asthma symptoms and improves lung function

Two new studies of patients with difficult-to-control asthma show that the eczema drug dupilumab alleviates asthma symptoms and improves patients' ability to breathe better than standard therapies.

22 May 2018

Researchers uncover clues to early lung transplant failure

Among organ transplant patients, those receiving new lungs face a higher rate of organ failure and death compared with people undergoing heart, kidney and liver transplants. One of the culprits is inflammation that damages the newly transplanted lung.

22 May 2018

New LIVE scoring tool effectively predicts future risk of hospitalization for COPD patients

Researchers have developed a new tool that utilizes basic laboratory tests to effectively identify patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who are at high risk of being hospitalized due to a flare up of the condition.

22 May 2018

In-hospital opioid prescribing may increase post-discharge opioid use, shows study

Patients who receive an opioid for most of their hospital stay and patients who are still taking an opioid within 12 hours of being discharged from the hospital appear more likely to fill a prescription for opioids within 90 days of leaving the hospital, according to new research presented at the ATS 2018 International Conference.

21 May 2018

Researchers discover new disease mechanism in chronic tobacco smokers

Research published in the journal Clinical Science suggests that an immune signaling protein called interleukin-26 is increased among chronic smokers with lung disease and this involvement reveals disease mechanisms of interest for developing more effective therapy for these hard-to-treat patients.

21 May 2018

Ozone exposure at birth linked to increased risk of developing asthma in childhood

A long-term study of the health of Canadian children has found that exposure to ozone (O3), a common air pollutant, at birth was associated with an 82 percent increased risk of developing asthma by age three.

21 May 2018

Study: Prediabetic patients with OSA could lower their resting heart rates by using CPAP

Patients with prediabetes who also have obstructive sleep apnea may improve their resting heart rate, an important measure of cardiovascular health, by using continuous positive airway pressure to treat their OSA, according to a randomized, controlled trial presented at the ATS 2018 International Conference.

21 May 2018

New airway transplantation technique shows promising results in lung cancer patients

An early study suggests it may be feasible to use human aortic grafts preserved by freezing to rebuild windpipe and airway sections removed because of disease.

21 May 2018

Flow of cerebrospinal fluid found to be key signal for neural stem cell renewal

Stem cells in the brain can divide and mature into neurons participating in various brain functions, including memory.

21 May 2018

Study offers novel solution to suppress metastatic spread of deadly breast cancer

USC researchers have pinpointed a remedy to thwart a protein that helps the metastatic spread of breast cancer, a leading cause of death for women. The findings appear today in Nature Communications.

18 May 2018

Antibacterial substance found in toothpaste may fight against life-threatening lung disease

Michigan State University researchers have found that when triclosan, a substance that reduces or prevents bacteria from growing, is combined with an antibiotic called tobramycin, it kills the cells that protect the CF bacteria, known as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, by up to 99.9 percent.

17 May 2018

Automated system more accurate in identifying patients at risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia

An automated system for identifying patients at risk for complications associated with the use of mechanical ventilators provided significantly more accurate results than did traditional surveillance methods, which rely on manual recording and interpretation of individual patient data.

17 May 2018

Cardiac arrest patients using newer laryngeal breathing tube may have higher survival rate, study shows

In a landmark study, researchers found that patients treated with paramedic oxygen delivery using a newer, more flexible laryngeal breathing tube may have a greater survival rate after sudden cardiac arrest than the traditional intubation breathing tube.

17 May 2018

Study: Alcohol use prolongs hospital length of stay after lung transplant

Lung transplant patients who showed evidence of alcohol use before their transplants spent more time in the hospital and on the ventilator, according to a study by Loyola University Chicago and Loyola Medicine researchers.

16 May 2018

Lungs News and Research

Deadly form of black lung disease found to be increasing among U.S. coal miners

Advanced genetics study of TB bacteria uncovers virulent 'Beijing lineage' strain among young adults

Formaldehyde risk found to be higher in e-cigarettes than originally thought

Researchers discover link between tuberculosis and Parkinson's disease

Pfizer starts Phase 1/2 study of RSV vaccine candidate in healthy adult volunteers

Vitamin C consumption may reduce harm to baby's lungs due to smoking during pregnancy

Eczema drug alleviates asthma symptoms and improves lung function

Researchers uncover clues to early lung transplant failure

New LIVE scoring tool effectively predicts future risk of hospitalization for COPD patients

In-hospital opioid prescribing may increase post-discharge opioid use, shows study

Researchers discover new disease mechanism in chronic tobacco smokers

Ozone exposure at birth linked to increased risk of developing asthma in childhood

Study: Prediabetic patients with OSA could lower their resting heart rates by using CPAP

New airway transplantation technique shows promising results in lung cancer patients

Flow of cerebrospinal fluid found to be key signal for neural stem cell renewal

Study offers novel solution to suppress metastatic spread of deadly breast cancer

Antibacterial substance found in toothpaste may fight against life-threatening lung disease

Automated system more accurate in identifying patients at risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia

Cardiac arrest patients using newer laryngeal breathing tube may have higher survival rate, study shows

Study: Alcohol use prolongs hospital length of stay after lung transplant

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