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Research reveals high prevalence of sepsis-related mortality in hospital settings

Sepsis is a major contributor to disability, death and health care costs in the United States and worldwide. A growing recognition of the high burden of sepsis as well as media coverage of high-profile, sepsis-induced deaths have catalyzed new efforts to prevent and manage the disease.

12 Mar 2019

Managing nontraditional risk factors to improve outcomes after cancer surgery

In a study of 142 patients preparing for cancer surgery, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have evidence that psychological or social risk factors such as depression, limited resilience and lack of emergency resources along with standard medical risk factors such as high blood pressure or diabetes are linked with higher risks of surgical complications.

12 Mar 2019

Study: Illnesses and injuries related to working in Illinois mines go underreported

Illnesses and injuries associated with working in Illinois mines are substantially underreported to the federal agency tasked with tracking these events, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine.

11 Mar 2019

Researchers find cause, treatment for CVID lung disease using precision medicine

Researchers have identified that dysfunction of a specific immune cell, called B cells, underlies lung disease that affects patients with the rare immunological disorder known as common variable immunodeficiency.

8 Mar 2019

Recommending adults to get pneumococcal vaccine at age 50 may be effective guidance

If mitigating racial disparities in those who contract pneumococcal diseases, such as meningitis and pneumonia, is a top public health priority, then recommending that all adults get a pneumococcal vaccine at age 50 would likely be effective guidance, according to a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine analysis published today in the journal Vaccine.

4 Mar 2019

Nicotine could affect human embryonic development at the single-cell level

Nicotine induces widespread adverse effects on human embryonic development at the level of individual cells, researchers report February 28th in the journal Stem Cell Reports.

4 Mar 2019

CHOP researchers use machine-learning models for early detection of sepsis in NICU infants

Automated programs can identify which sick infants in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) have sepsis hours before clinicians recognize the life-threatening condition.

1 Mar 2019

Preterm babies whose mother's received steroid treatment have lower birth weight

Steroid injections given to mothers at risk of giving birth prematurely are linked to babies being born with lower body weights.

26 Feb 2019

Novel 3D hydrogel helps researchers to quickly screen potential cancer drugs

A 3D hydrogel created by researchers in U of T Engineering Professor Molly Shoichet's lab is helping University of Ottawa researchers to quickly screen hundreds of potential drugs for their ability to fight highly invasive cancers.

26 Feb 2019

Study provides vital clues to why some people have higher COPD risk than others

A group of researchers led by the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham has discovered genetic differences that put some people at higher risk than others of developing chronic lung disease.

25 Feb 2019

A holistic approach key to minimize treatment complexity in patients with interstitial lung disease

Patients with interstitial lung disease—a group of disorders causing progressive scarring of lung tissue—are often prescribed various medications that specifically target their disease and others that treat their symptoms.

21 Feb 2019

Once-a-day capsule offers new way to reduce symptoms of chronic breathlessness

More than 70,000 Australians who suffer from chronic breathlessness will now have access to life-changing medication to manage their symptoms.

19 Feb 2019

New project aims to improve lung disease care in Appalachia

A new program will use telehealth to bring together a University of Virginia Health System team with primary care providers in the Appalachian region of Virginia to improve lung disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

19 Feb 2019

Specialized lung cells appear in the developing fetus much earlier than previously thought

Specialized lung cells appear in the developing fetus much earlier than scientists previously thought. A new animal study reports how cells that become alveoli, the tiny compartments in which gas exchange occurs in the lung, begin their specialized roles very early in prenatal life.

19 Feb 2019

Fetal signaling pathways may offer future opportunities to treat lung damage

Specialized lung cells appear in the developing fetus much earlier than scientists previously thought. A new animal study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports how cells that become alveoli, the tiny compartments in which gas exchange occurs in the lung, begin their specialized roles very early in prenatal life.

18 Feb 2019

Lung Disease News and Research

Research reveals high prevalence of sepsis-related mortality in hospital settings

Managing nontraditional risk factors to improve outcomes after cancer surgery

Study: Illnesses and injuries related to working in Illinois mines go underreported

Researchers find cause, treatment for CVID lung disease using precision medicine

Recommending adults to get pneumococcal vaccine at age 50 may be effective guidance

Nicotine could affect human embryonic development at the single-cell level

CHOP researchers use machine-learning models for early detection of sepsis in NICU infants

Preterm babies whose mother's received steroid treatment have lower birth weight

Novel 3D hydrogel helps researchers to quickly screen potential cancer drugs

Study provides vital clues to why some people have higher COPD risk than others

A holistic approach key to minimize treatment complexity in patients with interstitial lung disease

Once-a-day capsule offers new way to reduce symptoms of chronic breathlessness

New project aims to improve lung disease care in Appalachia

Specialized lung cells appear in the developing fetus much earlier than previously thought

Fetal signaling pathways may offer future opportunities to treat lung damage

Study uncovers new clues to lung transplant rejection

New clinical practice guideline on home oxygen therapy for children

Chemicals used to flavor e-cigs may impair lung function

Low-calorie diet prevents asthma symptoms in mice, study finds

Study: Low-calorie diet prevented asthma symptoms in mice

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