News tagged with lung damage
Mapping the destructive path from cigarette to emphysema
From the cherry red tip of a lighted cigarette through the respiratory tract to vital lung cells, the havoc created by tobacco smoke seems almost criminal, activating genes and portions of the immune system to create inflammation ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
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The link between TB and a gene mutation that causes lung cancer
Tuberculosis (TB) has been suspected to increase a person's risk of lung cancer because the pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis can induce genetic damage. However, direct evidence of specific genetic changes and the disease ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Occasional marijuana use doesn't harm lungs, study finds
Smoking marijuana on an occasional basis does not appear to significantly damage the lungs, according to a new study.
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Problems with a gastric band
As the number of people having gastric bands fitted to lose weight increases, so will the number of complications associated with the procedure. A Case Report published Online First by the Lancet details the problems experi ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Scientists develop animal model for TB-related blindness
(Medical Xpress) -- Working with guinea pigs, tuberculosis experts at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere have closely mimicked how active but untreated cases of the underlying lung infection lead to permanent eye damage and blindness ...
Dec 16, 2011 |
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Researchers discover how cells limit inflammation in lung injury
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have found in an animal model of acute lung injury a molecular mechanism that allows cells of the immune system to reduce tissue ...
Dec 14, 2011 |
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Stem cells repair lung damage after flu infection
Guided by insights into how mice recover after H1N1 flu, researchers at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, together with researchers at A*STAR of Singapore, have cloned three distinct ...
Oct 27, 2011 |
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Reversing smoke-induced damage and disease in the lung
By studying mice exposed to tobacco smoke for a period of months, researchers have new insight into how emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) develops. In the October 14th issue of Cell they also report ...
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Inhaler treatment for lung cancer
Lung cancer patients could receive safer and more efficient treatment through a system being developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.
Oct 11, 2011 |
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Progression of lung fibrosis blocked in mouse model
A study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine may lead to a way to prevent the progression, or induce the regression, of lung injury that results from use of the anti-cancer chemotherapy ...
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Earliest known evidence of 1918 influenza pandemic found
Examination of lung tissue and other autopsy material from 68 American soldiers who died of respiratory infections in 1918 has revealed that the influenza virus that eventually killed 50 million people worldwide was circulating ...
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Hope for infant brain injuries like cerebral palsy as well as multiple sclerosis
(Medical Xpress) -- In a new study published in Nature Neuroscience, a team of researchers revealed the discovery of a key protein necessary for nerve repair and could lead to the development of a treatment for brain injuri ...
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Jun 27, 2011 |
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Aging, obsolete cells prime the lungs for pneumonia
Community-acquired pneumonia is the leading cause of infectious death among the elderly. Newly published research from The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio suggests why older people are ...
May 26, 2011 |
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For puzzling childhood immune disorder, gene research opens door to first diagnostic test
A new genomics study, led by the Center for Applied Genomics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, sets the stage for the first predictive diagnostic test in a serious immunodeficiency disease in children. If the disorder, ...
May 11, 2011 |
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Statins may stave off septic lung damage says new research study
Statins may be best known for their ability to reduce cholesterol, but a research report appearing in the May 2011 issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology shows that these same drugs could also play a crucial role in the ...
May 02, 2011 |
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