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Researchers develop a potential way to tackle one of the underlying causes of asthma

A possible way to tackle one of the underlying causes of asthma has been developed by researchers from Aston University and Imperial College London.

9 Aug 2022

After ‘a lot of doors shut in our face,’ crusading couple celebrate passage of burn pit bill

The battle was just beginning for Le Roy Torres and his wife, Rosie, when the Army captain returned to Texas in 2008, already starting to suffer from the toxic substances he'd inhaled from the 10-acre burn pit at Camp Anaconda in Balad, Iraq.

9 Aug 2022

Study suggests BA.5 evolved to induce enhanced inflammation when compared to prior Omicron subvariants

Researchers evaluated the comparative pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-variants BA.1, BA.2, and BA.5, in vitro and in vivo.

9 Aug 2022

Researchers develop a long-acting injectable formulation of the anti-TB drug rifabutin

In 2020, more than 1.5 million people around the world died of tuberculosis, marking the first time in more than a decade that annual TB deaths had increased and demonstrating the global need for better access to treatments.

8 Aug 2022

Combination therapy regimen for cystic fibrosis is also beneficial to primary school-aged children

Cystic fibrosis remains an incurable genetic disorder which impairs lung function and significantly reduces life expectancy.

8 Aug 2022

Lung cancer patients in a screening program who participated in stop smoking study achieve more than 30% abstinence rates

Patients with lung cancer who attended a lung cancer screening event and who then participated in a personalized smoking cessation study achieved smoking abstinence rates of more than 30 percent, according to research presented today at the IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer 2022 in Vienna.

8 Aug 2022

Fatigue and headache among the most common symptoms following COVID-19 infections

Fatigue and headache were the most common symptoms reported by individuals an average of more than four months out from having COVID-19, investigators report.

8 Aug 2022

How can we map the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 across all ancestry groups?

In a new study, researchers formed the COVID-19 host genetics initiative to compile a genome-wide association meta-analysis of 60 studies from 25 countries.

8 Aug 2022

UC San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital join new study to better understand long-term impact of COVID-19

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego have joined a nationwide study to better understand the long-term impact of COVID-19 on patients in the United States across all demographic groups.

5 Aug 2022

Locusts can differentiate between cancer cells and healthy cells, research shows

Researchers at Michigan State University have shown that locusts can not only "smell" the difference between cancer cells and healthy cells, but they can also distinguish between different cancer cell lines.

5 Aug 2022

Gut microbiota-derived metabolites offer protection against SARS-CoV-2

A new study investigated how the gut microbiome confers immunity to mammalian hosts against SARS-CoV-2 intranasal infection by generating short-chain fatty acids.

5 Aug 2022

scRNA-seq of SARS-CoV-2 infected lung organoids finds NFKB Inhibitor Alpha increased in infected cells

Researchers develop a genetically modified airway organoid system, which overcomes challenges related to natural variations in ACE2 levels

4 Aug 2022

Exposure to air pollutants released during wildfires has ill effects among children

New research linking air pollution data from federal monitors in the Sacramento area of California, including during significant fires, is showing ill effects of pollution exposure among children, a new University of California, Davis, study suggests.

4 Aug 2022

Higher suPAR levels linked with increased risk of blood clot formation

Blood clots are thought to occur in as many as a third of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. In many cases these clots can be deadly, such as pulmonary embolisms-;blood clots that travel to the lungs. In fact, in nearly one third of patients with COVID-19, these clots led to death.

4 Aug 2022

Lungs News and Research

Researchers develop a potential way to tackle one of the underlying causes of asthma

After ‘a lot of doors shut in our face,’ crusading couple celebrate passage of burn pit bill

Study suggests BA.5 evolved to induce enhanced inflammation when compared to prior Omicron subvariants

Researchers develop a long-acting injectable formulation of the anti-TB drug rifabutin

Combination therapy regimen for cystic fibrosis is also beneficial to primary school-aged children

Lung cancer patients in a screening program who participated in stop smoking study achieve more than 30% abstinence rates

Fatigue and headache among the most common symptoms following COVID-19 infections

How can we map the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 across all ancestry groups?

UC San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital join new study to better understand long-term impact of COVID-19

Locusts can differentiate between cancer cells and healthy cells, research shows

Gut microbiota-derived metabolites offer protection against SARS-CoV-2

scRNA-seq of SARS-CoV-2 infected lung organoids finds NFKB Inhibitor Alpha increased in infected cells

Exposure to air pollutants released during wildfires has ill effects among children

Higher suPAR levels linked with increased risk of blood clot formation

Turning to Organ-on-a-Chip Studies for the Future of Drug Discovery

Drugs with antiviral activity against monkeypox virus

Experiments and mathematical modeling help study the role of morphogens in tissue patterning

Smaller lung airways in women can lead to a higher risk for COPD

Pre-existing anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunity decreases viral spread but increase SARS-CoV-2 Omicron competitiveness in hamsters

Plasma myosin light chain 9 levels may be better predictor of COVID-19 severity than blood biomarkers

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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