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Scientists show gene mutation may cause immature lungs in newborns

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 24, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists have identified a gene critical to lung maturation in newborns and the production of surfactant, which lines lung tissues and prevents the lungs from collapsing.





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Lung scintigraphy more reliable than CTA in excluding pulmonary embolism in pregnant patients

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A medical imaging procedure known as lung scintigraphy may be more reliable than pulmonary CT angiography (CTA) for identifying or excluding pulmonary embolism (PE) in pregnant patients, according to a study published in ...


Anti-estrogens may offer protection against lung cancer mortality

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anti-estrogens as therapy for breast cancer may also reduce the risk of death from lung cancer, according to study results presented at the CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held here Dec. 9-13, 2009.


Intervals between lung cancer diagnosis and treatment displays a health care disparity

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research published in the November 2009 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology has found that intervals between lung cancer suspicion, diagnosis and treatment may be attributed to health care system discrepancies.


A new mouse could help understand how some lung cancer cells evade drug treatment

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide and lung adenocarcinoma is the most common type. Many cases of lung adenocarcinoma are attributed to a mutation in a gene for the epidermal growth factor receptor ...


Robot saves patient's transplanted lung

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created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In a first-of-its-kind procedure, physicians at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center used a robotic catheter to save a patient’s transplanted lung.


New genes for lung disease discovered

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created Dec 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered five genetic variants that are associated with the health of the human lung. The research by an international consortium of 96 scientists from 63 centres in Europe and Australia ...


Scientists uncover new mechanism regulating fetal growth and neonatal survival

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dr. Sylvain Meloche, Principal Investigator at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the Université de Montréal, and his colleagues have uncovered the critical role played by the protein ...


Accelerated bone growth may be an indicator of hypertension in children

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children whose bones are "older" than their chronological age may be at an increased risk of hypertension, according to a study reported today in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. As a result, the in ...


Study spotlights efficacy of questionnaire to identify patients at high risk for lung cancer

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created Nov 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study featured in the November issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology confirms the success of a simple questionnaire designed to identify patients at high risk of lung cancer. Initiated in 2001, the current study confir ...


Racial disparity in lung cancer rates narrowed in young adults due to larger decrease in smoking

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created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Effective prevention of smoking among teenagers, particularly black teenagers, is narrowing the disparity in lung cancer rates between blacks and whites, according to a report published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & ...



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