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Better understanding of pre-metastatic niches could lead to new preventive therapies

Metastasis is the major cause of cancer-related death and its appearance remains a phenomenon that is difficult to predict and manage.

17 Mar 2017

Climate is a driving factor for human nose shape

Using sophisticated statistical methodologies, researchers of Penn State have demonstrated that the shape of the human nose is strongly correlated with temperature and absolute humidity. However, they conclude that, although the evolution of nose shape was strongly influenced by climate, there was probably a complicated cocktail of factors that determined the development of different nose shapes.

17 Mar 2017

CT lung cancer screening test for longtime smokers detects patient's tumor before symptoms

Dawn Andersen lost her husband to lung cancer, and as a longtime smoker herself, she also was at high risk for the disease.

16 Mar 2017

Researchers aim to identify biomarkers that may point to blood clot risk

Cancer is one of the hardest medical conditions to overcome, and for those who do so, the battle often does not stop at remission. Many cancers predispose patients to develop blood clots, particularly patients who are diagnosed at a late stage, which often complicates their treatment and reduces survival rates.

15 Mar 2017

Phage therapy could offer safe and effective treatment option for Cystic Fibrosis lung infections

Scientists from the University of Liverpool have shown that phage therapy could offer a safe and effective alternative to antibiotics in the treatment of Cystic Fibrosis lung infections.

13 Mar 2017

Mayo Clinic researchers discover three new senolytic drugs

Mayo Clinic researchers have uncovered three new agents to add to the emerging repertoire of drugs that aim to delay the onset of aging by targeting senescent cells - cells that contribute to frailty and other age-related conditions.

9 Mar 2017

Fraunhofer researchers develop method that enables focused ultrasound to treat liver tumors

Focused ultrasound can effectively destroy tumor cells. Until now, this method has only been used for organs such as the prostate and uterus.

9 Mar 2017

Caffeine may protect lungs from damage caused by prolonged oxygen therapy, study finds

A new study finds that caffeine may protect the lungs from damage caused by prolonged oxygen therapy, such as oxygen supplementation given to premature babies.

8 Mar 2017

Common cold virus can cause deadly pneumonia in transplant patients, study shows

The common cold is a major source of annoyance for most of us, but new research has found that the most prevalent respiratory infection can be far worse than a stuffy nose for one sector of the population — bone marrow transplant patients.

8 Mar 2017

Primary lung cancer tumor may go undiagnosed in some kidney cancer patients

Could lung cancer be hiding in kidney cancer patients? Researchers with the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center's Kidney Cancer Program studied patients with metastatic kidney cancer to the lungs and found that 3.5 percent of the group had a primary lung cancer tumor that had gone undiagnosed. This distinction can affect treatment choices and rates of surviva

7 Mar 2017

Diabetes medication could be effective therapy for aggressive type of breast cancer

Researchers in China have discovered that a metabolic enzyme called AKR1B1 drives an aggressive type of breast cancer.

7 Mar 2017

New technology provides extracorporeal support and enables recovery of damaged donor lungs

A multidisciplinary team led by Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Mikati Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Sciences at Columbia Engineering, and Matt Bacchetta, associate professor of surgery at Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian has--for the first time--maintained a fully functional lung outside the body for several days.

6 Mar 2017

Researchers discover groundbreaking process to rewarm large-scale preserved tissues

A research team, led by the University of Minnesota, has discovered a groundbreaking process to successfully rewarm large-scale animal heart valves and blood vessels preserved at very low temperatures.

2 Mar 2017

Researcher examines scarring process in hope of preventing chronic lung transplant rejection

For patients affected by lung diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis and others, cures for their diseases are incredibly rare, if not nonexistent.

2 Mar 2017

Study increases understanding of how air pollution affects human health

Researchers from the University of Leicester have for the first time discovered that bacteria that cause respiratory infections are directly affected by air pollution - increasing the potential for infection and changing the effectiveness of antibiotic treatment.

2 Mar 2017

Cigarette smoke blocks lung's self-healing that can lead to COPD

Smoke from cigarettes blocks self-healing processes in the lungs and consequently can lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

2 Mar 2017

Racial gaps in children with asthma may be result of social inequalities in neighborhoods

African-American and poor children in the United States suffer disproportionately from asthma. But according to a new study from sociologists at Rice University, racial and socio-economic gaps in the proportion of children in Houston who have asthma may be a result of social inequalities in the neighborhoods where children live.

1 Mar 2017

Inhaler patients’ common mistakes can impact amount of medicine that reaches the lungs

Tens of millions of Americans with lung disease use metered-dose inhalers each day, and new studies by Rice University electrical engineers and pulmonologists at Baylor College of Medicine have identified critical errors that are causing many inhaler users to get only about half as much medicine as they should from each puff.

28 Feb 2017

Yale researchers explore how aggressive LUAD cells manage to grow outside the lungs

More people die of lung cancer each year than breast, colon, and prostate cancers combined. One particularly lethal form of the disease is lung adenocarcinoma or LUAD, which afflicts both smokers and non-smokers.

28 Feb 2017

Novel antiviral drug can protect transplant patients against CMV infections

In a significant advance in improving the safety of donor stem cell transplants, a major clinical trial led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital has shown that a novel agent can protect against the most common viral infection that patients face after transplantation.

24 Feb 2017

Lungs News and Research

Better understanding of pre-metastatic niches could lead to new preventive therapies

Climate is a driving factor for human nose shape

CT lung cancer screening test for longtime smokers detects patient's tumor before symptoms

Researchers aim to identify biomarkers that may point to blood clot risk

Phage therapy could offer safe and effective treatment option for Cystic Fibrosis lung infections

Mayo Clinic researchers discover three new senolytic drugs

Fraunhofer researchers develop method that enables focused ultrasound to treat liver tumors

Caffeine may protect lungs from damage caused by prolonged oxygen therapy, study finds

Common cold virus can cause deadly pneumonia in transplant patients, study shows

Primary lung cancer tumor may go undiagnosed in some kidney cancer patients

Diabetes medication could be effective therapy for aggressive type of breast cancer

New technology provides extracorporeal support and enables recovery of damaged donor lungs

Researchers discover groundbreaking process to rewarm large-scale preserved tissues

Researcher examines scarring process in hope of preventing chronic lung transplant rejection

Study increases understanding of how air pollution affects human health

Cigarette smoke blocks lung's self-healing that can lead to COPD

Racial gaps in children with asthma may be result of social inequalities in neighborhoods

Inhaler patients’ common mistakes can impact amount of medicine that reaches the lungs

Yale researchers explore how aggressive LUAD cells manage to grow outside the lungs

Novel antiviral drug can protect transplant patients against CMV infections

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