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Study Maps Destructive Path from Cigarette to Emphysema
January 18, 2012 — Scientists described the track the toxic smoke takes through the tissues and how they accomplish their destructive ... > full story -
Discovery Could Help Stem Smoking-Related Diseases
January 12, 2012 — Sufferers of smoking-related lung diseases could have their debilitating symptoms reduced following the discovery of a potential new ... > full story -
Gene Crucial to Normal Development of Lungs and Brain: Discovery May Lead to New Ways to Replace Damaged Lung Tissues With Stem Cells
January 12, 2012 — Scientists have identified a gene that tells cells to develop multiple cilia, tiny hair-like structures that move fluids through the lungs and brain. The finding may help scientists generate new ... > full story -
Precancer Markers Identified in Airway Epithelium Cells of Healthy Smokers
January 11, 2012 — Smokers are more likely to have molecular features of cancerization in the large airway epithelium. Smokers with COPD had significant changes in the small airway epithelium, new research has shown. ... > full story -
Intestinal Worms May Help Promote Healing
January 10, 2012 — Intestinal worm infections may not be all bad, according to a new study. In research on mice immune reaction to the presence of intestinal worms was found to promote wound healing in the ... > full story -
Marijuana Smoke Not as Damaging to Lungs as Cigarette Smoke, Study Suggests
January 10, 2012 — Using marijuana carries legal risks, but the consequences of occasionally lighting up do not include long-term loss of lung function, according to a new study. In the study in which participants had ... > full story -
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Sorafenib Effective in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, but Low Survival Rates Reported
January 9, 2012 — Sorafenib was effective in patients with non-small cell lung cancer and a KRAS mutation, but survival rates were reportedly "unsatisfactory," according to new ... > full story -
Researchers Map Potential Genetic Origins, Pathways of Lung Cancer in Never-Smokers
January 9, 2012 — Researchers have begun to identify which mutations and pathway changes lead to lung cancer in never-smokers -- a first step in developing potential therapeutic ... > full story -
Genetic Composition of Multicentric Lung Tumors Appears to Be Similar
January 9, 2012 — Multicentric carcinogenesis with the same genetic mutation appears to occur in lung adenocarcinoma, according to new ... > full story -
Estrogen-Targeting Drug Combo May Help Prevent Lung Cancer
January 9, 2012 — A combination of drugs that target estrogen production significantly reduced the number of tobacco carcinogen-induced lung tumors in mice, according to results from a preclinical ... > full story
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