Asthma and coronavirus disease – COVID-19
On the 11th of March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS CoV-2, a pandemic. Source link...
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Virological findings from Germany's first group of COVID-19 patients
In early February, research teams from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, München Klinik Schwabing and the Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology published initial findings describing the efficient...
COVID-19: What the illness looks like
With increasing information about COVID-19 disease gathered first-hand, a more accurate picture of the clinical features is coming together. Source link...
Evidence COVID Survivors' Blood May Help Very Ill
The study of five critically ill patients from near the initial epicenter of the novel coronavirus pandemic found that all five patients survived COVID-19 following...
Rice University and Metric Technologies develop ventilator costing less than $300
Rice University and Canadian global health design firm Metric Technologies have developed an automated bag valve mask ventilation unit that can be built for less...
Researchers propose a stopgap measure to help Covid-19 patients in respiratory distress
Researchers at MIT and the University of Colorado at Denver have proposed a stopgap measure that they believe could help Covid-19 patients who are in...
Best Food For The Lungs Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Here are some of the best foods you can eat to keep your lungs healthy, all while keeping you safe from the coronavirus. Source link...
Chest CT shows COVID-19 damage to the lungs
A new study presents peer-reviewed cases of COVID-19 in order to ensure that the disease is diagnosed as rapidly as possible, and thus help prevent...
New inhalation therapy could relieve lung fibrosis in mice and rats
A new study published in the journal Nature Communications in February 2020 shows that secretions from stem cells in the lung can be utilized to...
Scientists discover three genes linked to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham have discovered parts of the DNA that put some people at higher risk of an incurable lung...
Weight Gain Is No Friend to Aging Lungs
While lung function decreases naturally as people age, researchers linked moderate or significant weight gain to an even sharper decline. Source link...
Breakthrough research may lead to improved therapeutic options for people with asthma
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have made a breakthrough that may eventually lead to improved therapeutic options for people living with asthma. Source link...
FETO therapy produces favorable outcomes when fetal and maternal care are highly coordinated
Researchers from The Johns Hopkins Center for Fetal Therapy report new evidence that fetuses with severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia, a rare but life-threatening, lung-damaging condition,...
An enriched environment helps heal young, injured brains
An enriched environment–with increased opportunities for physical activity, socialization and exploring novel stimuli–helped lessen functional, anatomical and cellular deficits in an experimental model of brain...
'Not-so-stressful' stress test assesses congenital heart disease in children
Put a seemingly timid child with congenital heart disease on a treadmill, attach electrodes to their chest and place a mask over their mouth and...
Researchers develop radical non-invasive technology to diagnose respiratory lung diseases
Monash University researchers in Australia have developed radical non-invasive technology that can be used to diagnose respiratory lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and lung...
Coronavirus: CT scans of chest could help in early diagnosis
Researchers have managed to radiologically view the novel coronavirus infected individuals, and this could be a step towards early detection of this virus and diagnosis...
Scientists describe genetic program behind primordial lung progenitors
For the first time, researchers describe the genetic program behind primordial lung progenitors–embryonic cells that give rise to all the cells that form the lining...
Quitting smoking reverses lung cell damage even for decade-long smokers
It’s never too late to quit smoking, as a new study shows the lung’s ability to heal and regrow damaged cells caused by cigarette smoking,...