Some diseases involve autoimmune reactions when the body begins to attack its own cells and proteins. The biological mechanisms underlying these diseases are often unknown, making treatment challenging. Now, a group at TMDU ...
Apr 11, 2024
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New research by SAHMRI and the University of Adelaide has shown a diet high in ultra-processed foods (UPF) significantly increases the risk of death from chronic respiratory diseases.
Apr 10, 2024
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Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, have discovered that a protein called Piezo1 prevents a type of immune cell in the lung from becoming hyperactivated by allergens. The study, ...
Mar 31, 2024
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Just weeks after news of a sharp national spike in asthma deaths—with South Australia recording the highest increase in a single year (88%)—scientists have revealed a promising new treatment for the chronic lung disease.
Feb 26, 2024
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Many people consider hookah smoking to be less dangerous than smoking regular cigarettes. Yet hookah smoke is known to contain carcinogens, heavy metals, and other compounds that cause inflammation and oxidative stress that ...
Jan 16, 2024
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The latest studies at Hudson Institute of Medical Research have identified a novel therapy that controls the body's response to the influenza virus, limiting damaging inflammation and promoting recovery from severe infection.
Jan 16, 2024
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A new editorial paper titled "Obesity paradox and lung cancer, metformin-based therapeutic opportunity?" has been published in Oncotarget.
Nov 15, 2023
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A research team has identified a potential new drug for interstitial lung disease, a condition affecting approximately 4.7 million people worldwide, and validated its protective effects using patient-specific induced pluripotent ...
Oct 12, 2023
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Two nationally recognized experts in cloning and stem cell science from the University of Houston, Wa Xian and Frank McKeon, are reporting that five lung stem cell variants dominate the lungs of patients with advanced cystic ...
Sep 27, 2023
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Inflammation is a standard part of our bodies' immune system response. But sometimes this response becomes hyperactivated in our lungs, causing inflammation to continue unchecked, which can be fatal. Many deaths from COVID-19 ...
Aug 24, 2023
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