Patient perspectives central for developing new therapies for COPD

by COPD FoundationThe mechanistic model is a logical link between patient-inspired health concepts, a drug's mechanism of action, and subset of measures selected to test and communicate product-sp

Updated on: December 22,2024

Patient perspectives central for developing new therapies for COPD

by COPD FoundationThe mechanistic model is a logical link between patient-inspired health concepts, a drug's mechanism of action, and subset of measures selected to test and communicate product-sp

Updated on:December 22,2024

Wearable lung patch uses deep learning to detect asthma and COPD

by Christine Lehmann,National Institutes of HealthThe microchip sensor is slightly larger than a penny. Credit: StethX and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Wheezing, a high-pitched whi

Updated on: October 03,2024

Wearable lung patch uses deep learning to detect asthma and COPD

by Christine Lehmann,National Institutes of HealthThe microchip sensor is slightly larger than a penny. Credit: StethX and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Wheezing, a high-pitched whi

Updated on:October 03,2024

Researchers identify protein sensor that plays a role in lung fibrosis

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeIn normal human lung tissue (left), the SEL1L protein (tagged green) is prominent. The fibrotic lung tissue (right) is characterized by excess collagen (tagged red

Updated on: March 27,2024

Researchers identify protein sensor that plays a role in lung fibrosis

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeIn normal human lung tissue (left), the SEL1L protein (tagged green) is prominent. The fibrotic lung tissue (right) is characterized by excess collagen (tagged red

Updated on:March 27,2024

Revolutionizing Respiratory Care: The Breakthrough RSV Vaccines

Updated on: October 01,2024

Revolutionizing Respiratory Care: The Breakthrough RSV Vaccines

Updated on:October 01,2024

Cystic fibrosis: School-aged children found to benefit from triple combination therapy

byCharité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinMRI images of a child with cystic fibrosis: Mucus deposits, widening of the bronchi, and thickening of the bronchial walls are clearly visible in the lungs

Updated on: July 11,2024

Cystic fibrosis: School-aged children found to benefit from triple combination therapy

byCharité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinMRI images of a child with cystic fibrosis: Mucus deposits, widening of the bronchi, and thickening of the bronchial walls are clearly visible in the lungs

Updated on:July 11,2024

Protein linked to airway obstruction in asthma provides a potential treatment target

byNational Jewish HealthITLN-1 is an IL-13-induced component of the airway epithelium. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48034-5Researchers at National Jewi

Updated on: November 22,2024

Protein linked to airway obstruction in asthma provides a potential treatment target

byNational Jewish HealthITLN-1 is an IL-13-induced component of the airway epithelium. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48034-5Researchers at National Jewi

Updated on:November 22,2024

Discovery could help treat fatal, drug-resistant pneumonia and sepsis

by Marcia Locke,Kansas State UniversityNociceptor neurons suppress host protection against CRKP pneumonia and pneumonic sepsis. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adl

Updated on: October 03,2024

Discovery could help treat fatal, drug-resistant pneumonia and sepsis

by Marcia Locke,Kansas State UniversityNociceptor neurons suppress host protection against CRKP pneumonia and pneumonic sepsis. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adl

Updated on:October 03,2024

How COVID-19 'breakthrough' infections alter your immune cells

byLa Jolla Institute for ImmunologyColorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample.

Updated on: May 30,2024

How COVID-19 'breakthrough' infections alter your immune cells

byLa Jolla Institute for ImmunologyColorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample.

Updated on:May 30,2024

Advancing the generation of in-vivo chimeric lungs in mice using rat-derived stem cells

JANUARY 5, 2024byNara Institute of Science and TechnologyA rat embryonic stem cells derived lung generated within a mouse body stained with epithelial cells (labeled with E-cadherin, shown in gr

Updated on: March 25,2024

Advancing the generation of in-vivo chimeric lungs in mice using rat-derived stem cells

JANUARY 5, 2024byNara Institute of Science and TechnologyA rat embryonic stem cells derived lung generated within a mouse body stained with epithelial cells (labeled with E-cadherin, shown in gr

Updated on:March 25,2024

What is 'double pneumonia,' the condition that has put Pope Francis in hospital?

Updated on: April 02,2025

What is 'double pneumonia,' the condition that has put Pope Francis in hospital?

Updated on:April 02,2025

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

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

Conversations between pharmacists and patients reveal factors behind pneumococcal vaccine hesitancy

by Adrianna MacPherson,University of AlbertaCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Alberta looked at conversations between pharmacists and patients before and after an educati

Updated on: December 05,2024

Conversations between pharmacists and patients reveal factors behind pneumococcal vaccine hesitancy

by Adrianna MacPherson,University of AlbertaCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Alberta looked at conversations between pharmacists and patients before and after an educati

Updated on:December 05,2024