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Tag: Pulmonary Disease
Study linking mucus plugs and COPD mortality could help save lives
A new study led by researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, has found that mucus plugs were also associated with greater mortality.
RUSH Respiratory Specialists Named ‘Top Doctors’
Four RUSH respiratory specialists have been named top doctors by Chicago magazine.
E-cigarette Use during Pregnancy Creates Lung Dysfunction in Babies
Babies born to mothers who vape during pregnancy are at greater risk of developing pulmonary dysfunction, according to a new mouse study from The Ohio State University.
Targeting Molecular Pathway that Causes Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
UC San Diego researchers describe the underlying signaling pathway that results in pulmonary arterial hypertension and a novel monoclonal antibody therapy that blocks the abnormal blood vessel formation characterizing the disease.
Scientists Pinpoint Problem Protein in Mucus
This discovery, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), suggest that MUC5AC could become a target of better therapeutics to untangle the super thick and sticky mucus that plays a role in health problems for millions of people suffering from pulmonary conditions.
Cystic fibrosis: towards better treatment and stronger lungs
In their lab, CRCHUM scientists Emmanuelle Brochiero and Damien Adam are studying ways of better predicting the efficacy of medications and helping injured lungs repair and regenerate.