Disparities in asthma prevalence, attacks, ED use examined during pandemic

by Elana GotkineBlack adults and children have the highest prevalence of asthma, although the disparities between Blacks and whites narrowed from 2019 to 2022, according to a research letter published

Updated on: December 30,2023 16

Disparities in asthma prevalence, attacks, ED use examined during pandemic

by Elana GotkineBlack adults and children have the highest prevalence of asthma, although the disparities between Blacks and whites narrowed from 2019 to 2022, according to a research letter published

Updated on:December 30,2023 16

Study underlines impact of air pollution on people with asthma in Scotland

byUniversity of StirlingCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research by the University of Stirling has offered a greater understanding of how people with asthma in Scotland are affected by air

Updated on: December 30,2023 20

Study underlines impact of air pollution on people with asthma in Scotland

byUniversity of StirlingCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research by the University of Stirling has offered a greater understanding of how people with asthma in Scotland are affected by air

Updated on:December 30,2023 20

Improved air leak detection reduces chest tube duration: Study

by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)A practice improvement project at a Texas hospital led to decreases in chest tube duration, hospital length of stay and readmissions for patients

Updated on: January 02,2024 19

Improved air leak detection reduces chest tube duration: Study

by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)A practice improvement project at a Texas hospital led to decreases in chest tube duration, hospital length of stay and readmissions for patients

Updated on:January 02,2024 19

First integrated human lung cell atlas provides insights into lung diseases

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe largest and most comprehensive cell map of the human lung is published inNature Medicineon June 8. Revealing the great d

Updated on: January 04,2024 8

First integrated human lung cell atlas provides insights into lung diseases

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe largest and most comprehensive cell map of the human lung is published inNature Medicineon June 8. Revealing the great d

Updated on:January 04,2024 8

New study offers hope for pulmonary fibrosis patients

byUniversity of VirginiaCredit: Julie Leonard-Duke et al. / University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied ScienceUsing a new recipe for growing blood vessels from living lung tissue i

Updated on: January 05,2024 8

New study offers hope for pulmonary fibrosis patients

byUniversity of VirginiaCredit: Julie Leonard-Duke et al. / University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied ScienceUsing a new recipe for growing blood vessels from living lung tissue i

Updated on:January 05,2024 8

Human lung chip leveraged to faithfully model radiation-induced lung injury

by Benjamin Boettner,Harvard UniversityThis schematic shows how the small airsacs of the lung called alveoli, specifically the alveolar-capillary interface that is the major site of radiation-in

Updated on: January 06,2024 20

Human lung chip leveraged to faithfully model radiation-induced lung injury

by Benjamin Boettner,Harvard UniversityThis schematic shows how the small airsacs of the lung called alveoli, specifically the alveolar-capillary interface that is the major site of radiation-in

Updated on:January 06,2024 20

Personal air pollution monitoring needed for people with asthma, say researchers

byUniversity of StirlingPurpleAir attached to customized backpack and powered by battery pack (inside). The PurpleAir was secured in place with Velcro to minimize agitating fiber particles and t

Updated on: January 06,2024 10

Personal air pollution monitoring needed for people with asthma, say researchers

byUniversity of StirlingPurpleAir attached to customized backpack and powered by battery pack (inside). The PurpleAir was secured in place with Velcro to minimize agitating fiber particles and t

Updated on:January 06,2024 10

Q&A: 'Crystal ribcage' technology pioneers new approaches to lung health

by Katherine Gianni,Boston UniversityCrystal ribcage can be utilized to study almost any lung diseases that affect the alveoli (air sacs), such as cancer, metastasis, pneumonia, fibrosis, and em

Updated on: January 07,2024 13

Q&A: 'Crystal ribcage' technology pioneers new approaches to lung health

by Katherine Gianni,Boston UniversityCrystal ribcage can be utilized to study almost any lung diseases that affect the alveoli (air sacs), such as cancer, metastasis, pneumonia, fibrosis, and em

Updated on:January 07,2024 13

Research shows immune cells shape lung tissue before birth, provides new avenues for treating respiratory diseases

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteImmunohistochemistry showing immune cells spatially and temporally in fetal lungs. Credit: Josephine L BarnesImmune cells play an active and intimate role in dir

Updated on: January 26,2024 19

Research shows immune cells shape lung tissue before birth, provides new avenues for treating respiratory diseases

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteImmunohistochemistry showing immune cells spatially and temporally in fetal lungs. Credit: Josephine L BarnesImmune cells play an active and intimate role in dir

Updated on:January 26,2024 19

Changing dosing methods means fewer mice needed to study lung infections

by American Physiological SocietyCredit:American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology(2023). DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00070.2023Researchers will need fewer mice to

Updated on: January 29,2024 18

Changing dosing methods means fewer mice needed to study lung infections

by American Physiological SocietyCredit:American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology(2023). DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00070.2023Researchers will need fewer mice to

Updated on:January 29,2024 18

Genome sequencing reveals underdiagnosed cause of long-term lung condition

by University of SouthamptonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSouthampton clinical researchers, working as part of a UK team, have shed new light on causes of bronchiectasis, a long-term lung cond

Updated on: March 06,2024 11

Genome sequencing reveals underdiagnosed cause of long-term lung condition

by University of SouthamptonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSouthampton clinical researchers, working as part of a UK team, have shed new light on causes of bronchiectasis, a long-term lung cond

Updated on:March 06,2024 11

Macaque trials offer hope in pneumonia vaccine development

by Osaka Metropolitan UniversityLeft: Control group (non-vaccine-treated); the red arrow shows the area where pneumonia developed. Right: Vaccine-treated group comprising cynomolgus macaques or c

Updated on: March 06,2024 20

Macaque trials offer hope in pneumonia vaccine development

by Osaka Metropolitan UniversityLeft: Control group (non-vaccine-treated); the red arrow shows the area where pneumonia developed. Right: Vaccine-treated group comprising cynomolgus macaques or c

Updated on:March 06,2024 20