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Researchers identify another potential biomarker

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created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have demonstrated that a recently discovered class of molecule called microRNA (miRNAs), regulate the gene expression changes in airway cells that occur with smoking ...





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Scientists identify new role for lung epithelial cells in sensing allergens in the air

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, and at Ghent University in Ghent, Belgium, have identified a new role for certain lung cells in ...


Research elucidates way lungs fight bacteria and prevent infection

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Actor and pancreatic cancer patient Patrick Swayze's recent hospitalization with pneumonia as a result of his compromised immune system underscores the sensitivity of the lungs: many patients die from lung complications of ...


Cellular crosstalk linked to lung disease

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Crosstalk between cells lining the lung (epithelial cells) and airway smooth muscle cells is important in lung development. However, it has also been shown to contribute to several lung diseases, including asthma and pulmonary ...


Lung tissue generated from human embryonic stem cells

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists in Belgium have successfully differentiated human embryonic stem cells (hESC) into major cell types of lung epithelial tissue using a convenient air-liquid interface. The technique, published in BioMed Central's ...


Benefits from upper airway surgery for sleep apnea found to equal CPAP

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Adults who struggle with CPAP treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) should be considered candidates for reconstructive surgery on the upper airway, because it holds the same quality-of-life (QOL) benefits but with more ...


Researchers find novel way to repair airway injuries

Researchers find novel way to repair airway injuries

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created May 06, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MIT tissue engineers have successfully healed airway injuries in rabbits using a technique they believe could apply to the trachea and other parts of the human body.


Mayo researchers discover how measles virus spreads

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created Jun 21, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (15) | comments 1

Textbooks will require revisions, researchers say Measles, one of the most common contagious diseases, has been thought to enter the body through the surface of airways and lungs, like many other major viruses. Now, Mayo ...


Need for emergency airway surgery for hard-to-intubate patients reduced

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Be prepared, that old Boy Scout motto, is being applied with great success to operating room patients whose anatomy may make it difficult for physicians to help them breathe during surgery, Johns Hopkins researchers report ...


Uncovering how cells cover gaps

Uncovering how cells cover gaps (w/ Video)

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, came a step closer to understanding how cells close gaps not only during embryonic development but also duringwound healing. ...


Obese children at significantly greater risk for post-adenotonsillectomy complications

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created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obesity in children significantly increases the risk of major and minor respiratory complications following surgery to correct sleep disordered breathing (SDB), according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy ...



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