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Released: 24-Jul-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Older adults want to cut back on medication, but study shows need for caution
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

More than 82% of Americans age 50 to 80 take one or more kinds of prescription medication, and 80% of them say they’d be open to stopping one or more of those drugs -- with major differences among people with different health conditions.

Released: 24-Jul-2024 12:15 PM EDT
bioMérieux receives U.S. FDA Special 510(k) clearance and CLIA-waiver for its BIOFIRE® SPOTFIRE® Respiratory/Sore Throat (R/ST) Panel Mini
ADLM 2024 Press Program

bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, today announces that its BIOFIRE® SPOTFIRE® Respiratory/Sore Throat (R/ST) Panel Mini has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Special 510(k) clearance and CLIA-waiver (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments).

Newswise: Mini lungs make major COVID-19 discoveries possible
Released: 23-Jul-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Mini lungs make major COVID-19 discoveries possible
Sanford Burnham Prebys

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys, University of California San Diego and their international collaborators have reported that more types of lung cells can be infected by SARS-CoV-2 than previously thought, including those without known viral receptors.

   
Released: 18-Jul-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Early menopause and hormone therapy as determinants for lung health outcomes: a secondary analysis using the PLCO trial
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

Early natural menopause (early-M; <45 years of age) increases the risk of lung morbidities and mortalities in smokers. However, it is largely unknown whether early-M due to surgery demonstrates similar effects and whether menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is protective against lung diseases.

Released: 18-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT
U.S. News ranks 10 of University of Chicago Medical Center’s programs among nation’s best — with Cancer and ENT rated highest in Illinois
University of Chicago Medical Center

U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals list ranks University of Chicago Medical Center's Cancer and ENT programs highest in Illinois, with Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Geriatrics, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pulmonology & Lung Surgery, and Urology also rated among the nation’s best. These standings position UCMC as one of only 25 hospitals nationwide to have at least 10 ranked specialties.

Newswise: Mobile phone data help track pathogen spread and evolution of superbugs
Released: 15-Jul-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Mobile phone data help track pathogen spread and evolution of superbugs
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Novel way to map spread and evolution of pathogens, and their responses to vaccines and antibiotics, reveals how to help predict and prevent future outbreaks.

Newswise: Respiratory Societies Help Bring the World Together for Bronchiectasis
Released: 1-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Respiratory Societies Help Bring the World Together for Bronchiectasis
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

In support of the third annual World Bronchiectasis Day, July 1, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which the American Thoracic Society is a founding member, is joining the COPD Foundation and several global organizations to raise awareness, share knowledge, and discuss ways to reduce the burden of bronchiectasis for patients and their families worldwide.

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Newswise: Study supports precision radiation therapy in lung cancer
26-Jun-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Study supports precision radiation therapy in lung cancer
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Results from a new study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center support standard use of the more precise intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) over the alternative 3D-conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) for patients with unresectable, locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Released: 26-Jun-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Mesenchymal stem cells-extracellular vesicles alleviate pulmonary fibrosis by regulating immunomodulators
World Journal of Stem Cells

BACKGROUNDPulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a chronic interstitial lung disease characterized by fibroblast proliferation and extracellular matrix formation, causing structural damage and lung failure. Stem cell therapy and mesenchymal stem cells-

Released: 26-Jun-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Outcomes of combined mitochondria and mesenchymal stem cells-derived exosome therapy in rat acute respiratory distress syndrome and sepsis
World Journal of Stem Cells

BACKGROUNDThe treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) complicated by sepsis syndrome (SS) remains challenging. AIMTo investigate whether combined adipose-derived mesenchymal-stem-cells (ADMSCs)-derived exosome (EXAD) and ex

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Newswise: Summer in the City: Climate Science Reveals the Impacts of Heat
Released: 24-Jun-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Summer in the City: Climate Science Reveals the Impacts of Heat
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The summer sun beats down. People without air conditioning must find refuge in schools and community centers. Outdoor workers struggle to keep cool. Hot nights interrupt people’s sleep, not allowing them to get the rest needed to recover from the warmth of the day. People with cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses have these conditions worsen.

   
Newswise: Cannabis use tied to increased risk of severe COVID-19
19-Jun-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Cannabis use tied to increased risk of severe COVID-19
Washington University in St. Louis

A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that people with COVID-19 who used cannabis were more likely to be hospitalized and require intensive care than those who did not use the drug.

Newswise: Swimming microrobots deliver cancer-fighting drugs to metastatic lung tumors in mice
9-Jun-2024 7:30 PM EDT
Swimming microrobots deliver cancer-fighting drugs to metastatic lung tumors in mice
University of California San Diego

UC San Diego engineers have developed microscopic robots, known as microrobots, capable of swimming through the lungs to deliver cancer-fighting medication directly to metastatic tumors.

   
Newswise: New Pathways for Treating Never-Smoker Lung Cancer Revealed
Released: 3-Jun-2024 12:00 AM EDT
New Pathways for Treating Never-Smoker Lung Cancer Revealed
National Research Council of Science and Technology

Korean joint research team have elucidated the overexpression of estrogen signaling pathways in specific Korean never-smoking lung cancer cases using multi-omics analysis and proposed the anti-cancer drug saracatinib as a targeted therapeutic agent.



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