By Rich Haridy May 26, 2021 The new scan involves a patient inhaling xenon gas, allowing clinicians to see structure and regional ventilation in the lungsUniversity of Oxford Department of Oncology. A new type of imaging technology has detected lung damage in patients suffering from the long-term effects of COVID-19. The weakened lung function was...
By IAN RANDALL FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 11:00 EDT, 7 April 2021 | UPDATED: 11:03 EDT, 7 April 2021 Lung damage in patients with COVID-19 might be preventable using an antiparasitic drug that is commonly employed to treat tapeworm infections, a study has found. Supported by the British Heart Foundation, the researchers used robotic technology to screen more than 3,000 approved drugs for...
Adolescents who vape cannabis are at greater risk for respiratory symptoms indicative of lung injury than teens who smoke cigarettes or marijuana, or vape nicotine, a new University of Michigan study suggests. The result challenges conventional wisdom about vaping nicotine, says the study’s principal investigator, Carol Boyd, the Deborah J. Oakley Collegiate Professor Emerita at...
by Hebrew University of Jerusalem HUJI Prof. Yaakov Nahmias. Credit: David Hanoch In what has the potential to significantly change how Corona patients are being treated and the severity of the disease, research spearheaded at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University gathered early clinical evidence demonstrating the efficacy of an existing drug in treating COVID-19. The study was presented...
Kate Kelland, Reuters, November 3, 2020 FILE PHOTO: An X-ray of a COVID-19 patient’s lungs at United Memorial Medical Center in HoustonMore By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – A study of the lungs of people who have died from COVID-19 has found persistent and extensive lung damage in most cases and may help doctors understand...
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA AT AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY IMAGE: DR. BABAK BABAN, DCG IMMUNOLOGIST AND ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCH AND DR. JACK YU, PHYSICIAN SCIENTIST AND CHIEF OF PEDIATRIC PLASTIC SURGERY AT MCG One way CBD appears to reduce the “cytokine storm” that damages the lungs and kills many patients with COVID-19 is by enabling an...
Orkambi helped to improve the diminishing lung function of child sufferers Charities claim the latest findings of the combination medication are exciting Cystic Fibrosis Trust said the drug has the power to ‘prevent irreversible damage’ A drug that targets the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis has been hailed as a ‘major step forward’ by experts....
A new study has found that stem cell therapy can reduce lung inflammation in an animal model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis. Although, still at a pre-clinical stage, these findings have important potential implications for the future treatment of patients. The findings were presented in Estoril, Portugal today (25 March, 2017)...
