Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the University of Gothenburg have identified a biomarker that could become an important tool for health care in assessing patients with acute COVID-19 infection. The researchers have ...
Oct 4, 2024
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Accelerating the decline in tobacco smoking globally, by decreasing smoking prevalence from current levels to 5% everywhere, could increase life expectancy and prevent millions of premature deaths by 2050, according to a ...
Oct 2, 2024
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Doctors have long known that children who become seriously ill with certain respiratory viruses such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are at elevated risk of developing asthma later in life. What they haven't known is ...
Oct 2, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Regeneron's Dupixent (dupilumab) as an add-on maintenance treatment for adults with inadequately controlled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and an eosinophilic ...
Oct 2, 2024
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With each breath, a human may inhale thousands of harmful microbes into the lungs. Mucus, the gel-like moist substance coating the airways, is one of the first lines of defense and aids in removal of these microbes. It entraps ...
Sep 24, 2024
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Breathlessness drains at least $12B from the Australian economy every year in direct health and productivity costs, and people living with the condition are more likely to be unemployed and have diminished quality of life, ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Vanderbilt researchers have developed technology for sampling body liquids in tortuous and narrow spaces that could lead to early detection of diseases like cancer.
Sep 12, 2024
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Concerns about the environmental impact of health care decisions rarely enter into conversations between patients and physicians. However, evidence from a new study led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute shows ...
Sep 12, 2024
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Wheezing, a high-pitched whistling sound, is a common indicator of chronic respiratory diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), due to inflammation and swelling of the airways.
Sep 11, 2024
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A research team has created a preclinical blood test to identify adults most likely to develop severe respiratory conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The blood test analyzes 32 proteins that ...
Sep 10, 2024
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