Lung Disease News

April 23, 2024

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Nanoparticle Delivery of FZD4 to Lung Endothelial Cells Inhibits Lung Cancer Progression and Metastases

Apr. 16, 2024 — A recent breakthrough study has shown potential to improve therapeutic outcomes for patients suffering from lung ...

Colorless, Odorless Gas Likely Linked to Alarming Rise in Non-Smoking Lung Cancer

Apr. 11, 2024 — Although lung cancer is traditionally thought of as a 'smoker's disease,' a surprising 15-20% of newly diagnosed lung cancers occur in people who have never smoked, many of whom are in their 40s or ...

Connecting the Dots to Shape Growth Forces

Mar. 28, 2024 — Branching patterns are prevalent in our natural environment and the human body, such as in the lungs and kidneys. For example, specific genes that express growth factor proteins are known to influence the development of the lungs' complex branches. ...

Study Reveals Potential to Reverse Lung Fibrosis Using the Body's Own Healing Technique

Apr. 12, 2024 — A recent study uncovers a pathway used during normal wound healing that has the potential to reverse ...

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New Drug Prevents Flu-Related Inflammation and Lung Damage

Apr. 10, 2024 — Findings show a newly created drug can prevent runaway inflammation while still allowing the immune system to handle the virus, even when given late into ...

Respiratory Allergies: Newly Discovered Molecule Plays a Major Role in Triggering Inflammation

Apr. 10, 2024 — One of the molecules responsible for triggering the inflammation that causes allergic respiratory diseases, such as asthma and allergic rhinitis, has ...

Discovery Into How Chronic Lung Conditions Affect Children's Immune System

Apr. 4, 2024 — Researchers have made a breakthrough into how two chronic respiratory diseases in childhood affect the immune system, paving the way for better ...

Genetically Engineered Dendritic Cells Enhance the Power of Immunotherapy Against Lung Cancer

Mar. 26, 2024 — A new study suggest that using CXCL9 and CXCL10-producing dendritic cells alongside immunotherapy can be a promising strategy to overcome treatment ...

New Ultrasound Technology May Revolutionize Respiratory Disease Diagnoses

Mar. 19, 2024 — By evaluating sound vibrations produced by the airflow induced within the lungs and bronchial tree during normal breathing as well as those produced by the larynx during vocalizations, doctors can ...

Research Finds a Direct Communication Path Between the Lungs and the Brain

Mar. 21, 2024 — New research finds a direct communication path between the lungs and the brain which may change the way we treat respiratory infections and chronic conditions. The lungs are using the same sensors ...

Simple Blood Test Could Predict Risk of Long-Term COVID-19 Lung Problems

Mar. 15, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a potential way to predict which patients with severe COVID-19 are likely to recover well and which are likely to suffer 'long-haul' lung problems. That finding could help ...

Study Provides New Insights Into Deadly Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Mar. 12, 2024 — Researchers may have discovered a mechanical explanation for instability observed in the lungs in cases of acute respiratory distress syndrome ...

AI May Predict Spread of Lung Cancer to Brain

Mar. 11, 2024 — Scientists trained a machine-learning algorithm to predict accurately brain metastasis using biopsy samples from early-stage non-small cell lung cancer patients. It was also highly accurate in ...

How the Body Copes With Airway Closure

Mar. 6, 2024 — Study in mice reveals novel gasping reflex triggered by cells in the lungs when the airway is ...

Study Unravels the Earliest Cellular Genesis of Lung Adenocarcinoma

Feb. 28, 2024 — Researchers built a new atlas of lung cells, uncovering new cellular pathways and precursors in the development of lung adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer. These findings open the ...

Study Finds New Inhalable Therapy Is a Big Step Forward in Lung Cancer Research

Feb. 15, 2024 — Biomedical engineers have developed a technique that uses inhalation of exosomes, or nanobubbles, to directly deliver IL-12 mRNA to the lungs of ...

Scientists Discover Hidden Army of Lung Flu Fighters

Feb. 14, 2024 — Scientists have long thought of the fluid-filled sac around our lungs merely as a cushion from external damage. Turns out, it also houses potent virus-eating cells that rush into the lungs during flu ...

Why Ventilators Can Be Tough on Preemie Lungs

Feb. 12, 2024 — New research finds that premature lungs become stiffer than adult lungs under stress. This disrupts the function of transporters that are important for removing water from the lungs after ...

How One Type of Lung Cancer Can Transform Into Another

Feb. 8, 2024 — Lung tumors called adenocarcinomas sometimes respond to initially effective treatments by transforming into a much more aggressive small cell lung cancer (SCLC) that spreads rapidly and has few ...

Lung Cancer Hijacks Immune Cell Metabolism to Fuel Its Own Growth

Feb. 7, 2024 — Scientists discovered a novel self-perpetuating cancer mechanism in the lung microenvironment, wherein EGFR-driven lung adenocarcinoma cells exploit lung-resident macrophages -- remodeling them to ...

Bacteria in the Mouth Linked to Pulmonary Fibrosis Survival

Feb. 7, 2024 — Bacteria in the mouth may play a role in survival from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), finds a new ...

New Cell Therapy Shows Promise With ARDS Patients

Feb. 6, 2024 — An initial trial suggests that a new drug, originally developed for use with cancer patients, could improve the survival of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The patients in ...

Researchers Breathe New Life Into Lung Repair

Feb. 6, 2024 — Respiratory diseases like influenza and COVID-19 drive inflammatory responses that can cause long-term damage to the lungs and can be difficult to treat. Now, by using techniques that deliver mRNA ...

How Gum Disease Aggravates Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Jan. 14, 2024 — A new study shows how periodontitis, an oral disease, activates immune cells associated with aggravated progression of ...

Genetics May Influence the Body's Response to Low Oxygen

Jan. 10, 2024 — Researchers uncovered a fundamental mechanism that controls the body's response to limited oxygen and regulates blood vessel disease of the ...

Inhalable Sensors Could Enable Early Lung Cancer Detection

Jan. 5, 2024 — Using a new technology, diagnosing lung cancer could become as easy as inhaling a sensor and then taking a urine test that reveals whether a tumor is ...

Advancing the Generation of in-Vivo Chimeric Lungs in Mice Using Rat-Derived Stem Cells

Jan. 5, 2024 — Creating a functional lung using interspecies chimeric animals is an attractive albeit challenging option for lung transplantation, requiring more research on the viable conditions needed for organ ...

Healthy Omega-3 Fats May Slow Deadly Pulmonary Fibrosis

Jan. 2, 2024 — Higher levels of omega-3, the healthy fat found in fish and nuts, were associated with better lung function and longer transplant-free ...

New Tool Unifies Single-Cell Data

Dec. 21, 2023 — A new methodology that allows for the categorization and organization of single-cell data has been launched. It can be used to create a harmonized dataset for the study of human health and ...

Why People With Diabetes Are More Prone to Respiratory Risk

Dec. 21, 2023 — Research has revealed how, in diabetics, high levels of blood sugar disrupt the function of key cell subsets in the lungs that regulate the immune response. It also identifies a potential strategy ...

Liquid Biopsy Predicts Immunotherapy Response and Toxicity in Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer

Dec. 12, 2023 — By monitoring changes in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) among 30 patients treated with immunotherapies for metastatic non-small cell lung cancers, researchers were able to determine molecular response ...

Researchers Find Promising Candidate to Treat Irreversible Lung and Eye Diseases in Extremely Premature Infants

Dec. 11, 2023 — Advancements in the care of premature babies are leading to improved survival rates. However, the incidence of neonatal diseases with life-long consequences such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) ...

A Type of Allergy Medicine Might Help Treat Lung Cancer

Dec. 6, 2023 — Researchers have identified an allergy pathway that, when blocked, unleashes antitumor immunity in mouse models of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). And in an early parallel study in humans, ...

Drugs Already Licensed Could Be Trialled to Potentially Treat Secondary Brain Cancer

Nov. 29, 2023 — The largest review of papers for brain cancer that has spread from the lungs has found abnormalities in the brain cancer and for which licensed drugs could be clinically trialed to find out if they ...