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Cardiovascular disease morbidity is significantly reduced through intensive management of blood pressure

According to initial results of a multi-site landmark study, led by Dominic Raj, M.D., at the George Washington University (GW) site, cardiovascular disease morbidity is significantly reduced through intensive management of high blood pressure.

15 Sep 2015

Ex-vivo lung perfusion technique can reduce risk of transplant rejection

University of Manchester researchers have used a new technique to recondition poorly functioning lungs and remove donor white blood cells in an attempt to increase the number of lungs available for transplant, and at the same time reduce the risk of acute rejection.

15 Sep 2015

Regular smokers at increased risk of tooth loss, new study confirms

A new study has confirmed that regular smokers have a significantly increased risk of tooth loss. Male smokers are up to 3.6 times more likely to lose their teeth than non-smokers, whereas female smokers were found to be 2.5 times more likely.

15 Sep 2015

Air pollution linked to overall increase in risk of death

In what is believed to be the largest, most detailed study of its kind in the United States, scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center and elsewhere have confirmed that tiny chemical particles in the air we breathe are linked to an overall increase in risk of death.

15 Sep 2015

Combining epigenetic drugs with immunotherapies may provide additional clinical benefit to cancer patients

Recent data suggest that epigenetic therapies are likely to provide additional clinical benefit to cancer patients when rationally combined with immunotherapeutic drugs, according to a review published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

15 Sep 2015

UT Southwestern researchers part of study that shows effectiveness of intensive blood pressure management

More intensive management of high blood pressure, below a commonly recommended blood pressure target, significantly reduces rates of cardiovascular disease, and lowers risk of death in a group of adults 50 years and older with high blood pressure, a National Institutes of Health study involving UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows.

14 Sep 2015

Surgeons participate in record-setting day of organ transplantation at Baylor University Medical Center

One week ago, surgical teams took part in a record-setting day of organ transplantation at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. Surgeons on the medical staff performed nine organ transplants on seven patients in one calendar day.

11 Sep 2015

New technique could improve selectivity of cancer drugs, decrease unwanted side effects in future

A class of therapeutic drugs known as protein kinase inhibitors has in the past decade become a powerful weapon in the fight against various life-threatening diseases, including certain types of leukemia, lung cancer, kidney cancer and squamous cell cancer of the head and neck.

11 Sep 2015

Mirati to present data on tyrosine kinase inhibitor at ESMO 2015 European Cancer Congress

Mirati Therapeutics, Inc., an oncology company focusing on genetic and epigenetic drivers of cancer, today announced it will present data on its tyrosine kinase inhibitor, MGCD516, at the ESMO 2015 European Cancer Congress being held in Vienna, Austria from September 25-29, 2015.

11 Sep 2015

Targeting exhausted immune cells may change prognosis for leukemia relapse patients after transplant

Targeting exhausted immune cells may change the prognosis for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) relapse after a stem cell transplant, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

11 Sep 2015

Researchers find key cellular enzyme that could be effective drug target for urologic cancer cells

Researchers at the SUNY Upstate Medical University have found that a key cellular enzyme, c-Abl, could be an effective drug target in cancer cells for urologic cancers, such as prostate and kidney.

11 Sep 2015

VEGF family biomarkers ‘promising’ tools for pulmonary hypertension diagnosis

Two members of the vascular endothelial growth factor family are highly specific and moderately sensitive for the presence of pulmonary hypertension, report researchers.

10 Sep 2015

US Surgeon General issues national call to action to address major public health challenges

Today, the United States Surgeon General issued a call to action to address major public health challenges such as heart disease and diabetes. Step It Up! The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities articulates the health benefits of walking while addressing the fact that many communities unacceptably lack safe and convenient places for individuals to walk or wheelchair roll.

10 Sep 2015

Researchers use nanopore technology for early detection of colorectal and lung cancers

Using tiny "nanopore" scanners that can detect individual DNA molecules, Professor Amit Meller and colleagues are on the hunt for biological markers in cancer cells that may help clinicians diagnose colorectal and lung cancers at their earliest stages.

10 Sep 2015

Mount Sinai formally opens new Monroe, NY clinical center

Today elected officials and community representatives joined staff from the Mount Sinai Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health to formally open a new clinical center in Monroe, New York. As members of the New York State Department of Health's Occupational Health Clinic Network, the Selikoff Centers are the designated providers for the Lower Hudson Valley and New York City workforces, and leaders in the prevention and treatment of work-related injuries and illnesses.

10 Sep 2015

Simple stem cell production method shows promise in mice for treating IPF

In a small pilot study, researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated a rapid, simple way to generate large numbers of lung stem cells for use in disease treatment. This method of harvesting and growing a patient's own lung stem cells shows promise in mice for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and could one day provide human IPF sufferers with an effective, less invasive method of treatment for their disease.

10 Sep 2015

ICU-related mortality may explain variations in cancer outcomes

A Scottish population-based study has characterised the incidence of critical illness resulting in admission to an intensive care unit during the first 2 years after a cancer diagnosis.

9 Sep 2015

PAH treatments less effective in CTD-associated disease

Patients with connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension have a poorer response to advanced PAH treatments than those with idiopathic disease, finds a meta-analysis.

9 Sep 2015

Myriad Genetics presents two posters on myPlan Lung Cancer prognostic test at WCLC 2015

Myriad Genetics, Inc. today presented two posters on its myPlan Lung Cancer prognostic test at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 16th World Conference on Lung Cancer being held in Denver, Colo.

9 Sep 2015

New statistical model may help predict patients more likely to benefit from surgical treatment for mesothelioma

A new statistical model may help predict which patients are most likely to receive life-extending benefits from surgical treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), according to an article in the September 2015 issue of the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

9 Sep 2015

Lungs News and Research

Cardiovascular disease morbidity is significantly reduced through intensive management of blood pressure

Ex-vivo lung perfusion technique can reduce risk of transplant rejection

Regular smokers at increased risk of tooth loss, new study confirms

Air pollution linked to overall increase in risk of death

Combining epigenetic drugs with immunotherapies may provide additional clinical benefit to cancer patients

UT Southwestern researchers part of study that shows effectiveness of intensive blood pressure management

Surgeons participate in record-setting day of organ transplantation at Baylor University Medical Center

New technique could improve selectivity of cancer drugs, decrease unwanted side effects in future

Mirati to present data on tyrosine kinase inhibitor at ESMO 2015 European Cancer Congress

Targeting exhausted immune cells may change prognosis for leukemia relapse patients after transplant

Researchers find key cellular enzyme that could be effective drug target for urologic cancer cells

VEGF family biomarkers ‘promising’ tools for pulmonary hypertension diagnosis

US Surgeon General issues national call to action to address major public health challenges

Researchers use nanopore technology for early detection of colorectal and lung cancers

Mount Sinai formally opens new Monroe, NY clinical center

Simple stem cell production method shows promise in mice for treating IPF

ICU-related mortality may explain variations in cancer outcomes

PAH treatments less effective in CTD-associated disease

Myriad Genetics presents two posters on myPlan Lung Cancer prognostic test at WCLC 2015

New statistical model may help predict patients more likely to benefit from surgical treatment for mesothelioma

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