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VEGF family biomarkers ‘promising’ tools for pulmonary hypertension diagnosis

Two members of the vascular endothelial growth factor family are highly specific and moderately sensitive for the presence of pulmonary hypertension, report researchers.

10 Sep 2015

US Surgeon General issues national call to action to address major public health challenges

Today, the United States Surgeon General issued a call to action to address major public health challenges such as heart disease and diabetes. Step It Up! The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities articulates the health benefits of walking while addressing the fact that many communities unacceptably lack safe and convenient places for individuals to walk or wheelchair roll.

10 Sep 2015

Researchers use nanopore technology for early detection of colorectal and lung cancers

Using tiny "nanopore" scanners that can detect individual DNA molecules, Professor Amit Meller and colleagues are on the hunt for biological markers in cancer cells that may help clinicians diagnose colorectal and lung cancers at their earliest stages.

10 Sep 2015

Mount Sinai formally opens new Monroe, NY clinical center

Today elected officials and community representatives joined staff from the Mount Sinai Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health to formally open a new clinical center in Monroe, New York. As members of the New York State Department of Health's Occupational Health Clinic Network, the Selikoff Centers are the designated providers for the Lower Hudson Valley and New York City workforces, and leaders in the prevention and treatment of work-related injuries and illnesses.

10 Sep 2015

Simple stem cell production method shows promise in mice for treating IPF

In a small pilot study, researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated a rapid, simple way to generate large numbers of lung stem cells for use in disease treatment. This method of harvesting and growing a patient's own lung stem cells shows promise in mice for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and could one day provide human IPF sufferers with an effective, less invasive method of treatment for their disease.

10 Sep 2015

ICU-related mortality may explain variations in cancer outcomes

A Scottish population-based study has characterised the incidence of critical illness resulting in admission to an intensive care unit during the first 2 years after a cancer diagnosis.

9 Sep 2015

PAH treatments less effective in CTD-associated disease

Patients with connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension have a poorer response to advanced PAH treatments than those with idiopathic disease, finds a meta-analysis.

9 Sep 2015

Myriad Genetics presents two posters on myPlan Lung Cancer prognostic test at WCLC 2015

Myriad Genetics, Inc. today presented two posters on its myPlan Lung Cancer prognostic test at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 16th World Conference on Lung Cancer being held in Denver, Colo.

9 Sep 2015

New statistical model may help predict patients more likely to benefit from surgical treatment for mesothelioma

A new statistical model may help predict which patients are most likely to receive life-extending benefits from surgical treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), according to an article in the September 2015 issue of the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

9 Sep 2015

Scientists identify new drug target to treat heart arrhythmias

Scientists at The Ohio State University Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute have identified a new target they hope will help make the next drug discovery for patients suffering from heart arrhythmias happen sooner.

9 Sep 2015

Penns' Abramson Cancer Center rated as 'exceptional' by NCI

The University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center (ACC) has received an "exceptional" rating by the National Cancer Institute during an extensive peer-review process for its five-year competitive research support grant. The rating is the highest possible for an NCI cancer center.

9 Sep 2015

UCSF researchers lead $10 million research project on pediatric cancer

Researchers at UC San Francisco are leading a five-year, $10 million research project dedicated to pediatric cancer, funded by the first grant of its kind to focus on a molecular pathway that underlies many cancers rather than on a cancer in a particular organ or tissue in the body.

9 Sep 2015

MD Anderson's Jim Allison named winner of 2015 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award

For inventing a completely new way to strike cancer by unlocking a shackled immune system attack, Jim Allison, Ph.D., chair of Immunology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, will receive the nation's highest honor for clinical medical research.

9 Sep 2015

Study: Wildfire smoke exposure associated with increased visits to ER for asthma

Researchers who analyzed data from the 2006-2007 wildfires in Australia found that exposure to wildfire smoke was linked to increased visits to hospital emergency departments for asthma.

9 Sep 2015

Survival and health outcomes for extremely preterm infants improve over 20 years

Over the last 20 years, complications have decreased and survival has improved for extremely preterm infants, according to a study in the September 8 issue of JAMA.

9 Sep 2015

Struggling to live with lung cancer

New data show that more than 50% of patients and carers struggled to cope with challenges of living with lung cancer.

8 Sep 2015

Helsinn, BIAL sign exclusive distribution and licence agreement for Anamorelin

Helsinn, the Swiss Group focused on building quality cancer care, and BIAL - Portela & Ca. S.A., one of the largest Iberian pharmaceutical companies, today announce that they have entered into an agreement for the exclusive distribution and licence rights to Anamorelin in Spain, Portugal, Angola and Mozambique.

8 Sep 2015

Lund University researchers reveal how the body develops acute pancreatitis

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden may have discovered one of the keys to understanding how the body develops acute pancreatitis. The results offer hope for the development of drugs that specifically target the disease.

8 Sep 2015

AstraZeneca presents lung cancer research data at WCLC 2015

Data will be reported from across AstraZeneca’s industry-leading lung cancer portfolio at the World Conference on Lung Cancer 2015, beginning this weekend in Denver, Colorado.

8 Sep 2015

Desmoplasmic melanoma may possess unprecedented burden of gene mutations, say UCSF scientists

A rare, deadly form of skin cancer known as desmoplasmic melanoma (DM) may possess the highest burden of gene mutations of any cancer, suggesting that immunotherapy may be a promising approach for treatment, according to an international team led by UC San Francisco scientists. One of these mutations, never before observed in any cancer, may shield nascent DM tumors from destruction by the immune system and allow further mutations to develop.

7 Sep 2015

Lungs News and Research

VEGF family biomarkers ‘promising’ tools for pulmonary hypertension diagnosis

US Surgeon General issues national call to action to address major public health challenges

Researchers use nanopore technology for early detection of colorectal and lung cancers

Mount Sinai formally opens new Monroe, NY clinical center

Simple stem cell production method shows promise in mice for treating IPF

ICU-related mortality may explain variations in cancer outcomes

PAH treatments less effective in CTD-associated disease

Myriad Genetics presents two posters on myPlan Lung Cancer prognostic test at WCLC 2015

New statistical model may help predict patients more likely to benefit from surgical treatment for mesothelioma

Scientists identify new drug target to treat heart arrhythmias

Penns' Abramson Cancer Center rated as 'exceptional' by NCI

UCSF researchers lead $10 million research project on pediatric cancer

MD Anderson's Jim Allison named winner of 2015 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award

Study: Wildfire smoke exposure associated with increased visits to ER for asthma

Survival and health outcomes for extremely preterm infants improve over 20 years

Struggling to live with lung cancer

Helsinn, BIAL sign exclusive distribution and licence agreement for Anamorelin

Lund University researchers reveal how the body develops acute pancreatitis

AstraZeneca presents lung cancer research data at WCLC 2015

Desmoplasmic melanoma may possess unprecedented burden of gene mutations, say UCSF scientists

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