Heat Now More Lethal Than Cold for People With Respiratory Diseases in Spanish Study
Women and older adults are the populations most vulnerable to high temperatures. A new study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center…
Pulmonary
Emergency Room Chest X-Rays Can Help Predict Severity of COVID-19
Chest X-rays performed on young and middle-aged adults with COVID-19 when they arrive at the emergency room can help doctors predict who is at higher…
Clinicians Treating COVID-19 Warn: “Don’t Rush to Try Novel Therapies”
Intensivists caution against the use of premature novel therapies in lieu of traditional critical care principles in patients with COVID-19 in a recent correspondence letter…
What in Known About EVALI: Diagnosis of the Acute Lung Injury Associated With Vaping
Pulmonary imaging is important in the diagnosis of the acute lung injury associated with vaping, known as electronic cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury…
Boosting FoxO3 Activity Halts the Progress of Pulmonary Fibrosis
To date, the molecular basis of pulmonary fibrosis has been poorly understood. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research in Bad…
New Research Shows Thyroid Hormone Therapy Heals Lung Fibrosis
A new Yale-led study shows that thyroid hormone therapy significantly resolves fibrosis, or scarring, in the lungs of mice, increasing their survival from disease. This…
Yale Study Probes the Link Between Common Blood Clotting Conditions
New research from Yale University probes the link between common clotting conditions – atrial fibrillation and pulmonary embolism. Medical disorders related to blood clots are…
Yale Cardiologists Identify a Potential Therapeutic Target for Pulmonary Hypertension
In a newly published study, Yale scientists detail the discovery of a novel cell type that is essential to the development of pulmonary hypertension and…
Brown Researchers Reveal Inhibitor for COPD Lung Destruction
A newly published study reveals that cigarette smoke reduces expression of the protein NLRX1 in the lung, taking the restraints off a destructive immune response…
Smoking Marijuana Less Damaging to Lungs Than Cigarettes
Given that tobacco smokers on average smoke 30 cigarettes per day, it is no surprise that pot smokers would experience less lung damage than cigarette…