For NASA, making sure astronauts are healthy while they’re away from our home planet is a top priority. From experiments on the International Space Station to aeronautics research, NASA programs are developing new technologies that can improve fitness, treat disease, and save lives. From pocket-sized labs to next-level stethoscopes, here are a few examples of...
June 23, 2020, 10:31 AM EST Pien Huang A CT scan of the chest of a 66-year-old male reveals patchy rounded hazy spots throughout the lungs. He had tested positive for the coronavirus and experienced shortness of breath. Even if someone is infected by the novel coronavirus and remains asymptomatic — free of coughing, fever,...
by Mag. Johannes Angerer, Medical University of Vienna COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, not only may lead to severe pneumonia but also to thrombosis in the lungs and, subsequently, to multi organ failure involving kidneys, liver and pancreas. These are the findings of a first major series of autopsies in Austria, conducted as part...
(HealthDay)—Initiation of pulmonary rehabilitation within three months of hospital discharge for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is significantly associated with a lower risk for mortality at one year for Medicare beneficiaries, according to a study published in the May 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Peter K. Lindenauer, M.D., from the...
by Ciara O’shea, Trinity College Dublin Although COVID-19 commands the headlines today, tuberculosis (TB) remains the biggest infection killer in the world and multiple drug resistant TB, which does not respond to regular antibiotics, continues to be a major threat to global health. TB is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most often affect the...
A discovery about how mucus thickness is regulated could help to improve airway-clearing treatment options for people with chronic respiratory conditions such as asthma, cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) At a glance Researchers have discovered the reason why the excessive amounts of mucus produced by patients with respiratory illnesses is thicker than...
by Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin CT images and tissue sections show how healthy, air-filled tissue is replaced by thickened, stiff connective tissue. Credit: Leitz/Charité Working alongside research groups from Heidelberg, researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have elucidated the novel disease processes involved in the development of pulmonary fibrosis. They were able to show that...
by Harvard University Leaky lungs are a very common side effect of heart failure, but all currently available drugs do is reduce the amount of fluid in the body, rather than plug the leak itself. A new gene therapy created at the Wyss Institute and Boston Children’s Hospital and tested in human Lung Chips blocks...
Posted Today Pulmonary embolism is a potentially life-threatening condition, in which blood clots migrate to arteries in the lungs, with the risk for increased pressure on the right side of the heart, impaired breathing, and even death. Yale researchers recently studied trends in hospitalization and mortality rates for people with pulmonary embolism, and their findings...
by Experimental Biology and Medicine An article published in Experimental Biology and Medicine identifies a new target for the treatment of idiopathicpulmonary fibrosis. The study, led by Dr. Huaping Dai in the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and the Center of Respiratory Medicine at China-Japan Friendship Hospital and the National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease in Beijing, China, reports that interleukin-25, an inflammatory...
