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The latest pulmonology news from News Medical |
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|  | | | | |  Vitamins A and D may support healthier lungs in asthma patients Higher levels of circulating vitamin A are linked to better lung function in children and adults with asthma, while vitamin D shows similar benefits in adults, including slower biological ageing, finds the first study of its kind, published online in the respiratory journal Thorax. | |  | | | | |  Unexplained skin darkening leads to life-saving Addison's disease diagnosis A 24-year-old woman presented with two years of unexplained darkening of her hands, feet, gums, and tongue. | | | | | | |  Umbilical cord proteins may explain lifelong health effects of low birth weight Researchers have long sought to discover why babies who weigh less than expected at birth, a condition known as small for gestational age, or SGA, are at higher risk for heart, lung and metabolic diseases as adults. | |
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|  | | |  A new Mayo Clinic study shows that integrating telomere length evaluation and genetic testing into pulmonary care can significantly change how physicians diagnose and treat pulmonary fibrosis - in some cases even redirecting the course of care. | | | | |  A study published recently in Current Molecular Pharmacology has uncovered a key mechanism linking aging to persistent pulmonary fibrosis, identifying the transcriptional regulator fPRDM16 as a potential therapeutic target. | | | | | About 25 million people in the U.S. — roughly eight out of 100 — are diagnosed with asthma. Allergens, air pollution, extreme weather conditions, or other irritants can cause chronic lung inflammation, leading to coughing, wheezing, or shortness of breath. | | | | | According to the Cleveland Clinic, a quarter of cancer deaths can be attributed to one source: cachexia. Cachexia is a syndrome that accompanies underlying chronic illness and causes unwanted muscle and fat loss, reducing quality of life and sometimes even limiting treatment options. | |
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