The Role of Senescent Macrophages in KRAS-Driven Lung Cancer:Insights from Novel p16-FDR Mouse Models and Therapeutic Implications

Updated on: July 27,2024

The Role of Senescent Macrophages in KRAS-Driven Lung Cancer:Insights from Novel p16-FDR Mouse Models and Therapeutic Implications

Updated on:July 27,2024

Study finds feeding infants peanut products protects against allergy into adolescence

byKing's College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFeeding children peanuts regularly from infancy to age five reduced the rate of peanut allergy in adolescence by 71%, even after many

Updated on: May 30,2024

Study finds feeding infants peanut products protects against allergy into adolescence

byKing's College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFeeding children peanuts regularly from infancy to age five reduced the rate of peanut allergy in adolescence by 71%, even after many

Updated on:May 30,2024

Crohn's disease, comorbidities up risk for severe pneumococcal disease

For veterans with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the risk for severe pneumococcal disease (SPD) is increased with Crohn disease and with more comorbidities, and pneumococcal vaccination is associat

Updated on: June 03,2024

Crohn's disease, comorbidities up risk for severe pneumococcal disease

For veterans with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the risk for severe pneumococcal disease (SPD) is increased with Crohn disease and with more comorbidities, and pneumococcal vaccination is associat

Updated on:June 03,2024

Gene activation linked to severity of a rare lung cancer

byUniversity of CologneERT expression and telomerase activity in pulmonary carcinoids. Credit:Journal of Clinical Oncology(2024). DOI: 10.1200/JCO.23.02708Pulmonary carcinoids are ra

Updated on: October 24,2024

Gene activation linked to severity of a rare lung cancer

byUniversity of CologneERT expression and telomerase activity in pulmonary carcinoids. Credit:Journal of Clinical Oncology(2024). DOI: 10.1200/JCO.23.02708Pulmonary carcinoids are ra

Updated on:October 24,2024

Drug treatment shows promise for dangerous snoring condition, obstructive sleep apnea

by European Respiratory SocietyIllustration of obstruction of ventilation. Credit: Habib M’henni / public domainPatients taking sulthiame, a drug currently in use for epilepsy, experienced a reduction

Updated on: September 14,2024

Drug treatment shows promise for dangerous snoring condition, obstructive sleep apnea

by European Respiratory SocietyIllustration of obstruction of ventilation. Credit: Habib M’henni / public domainPatients taking sulthiame, a drug currently in use for epilepsy, experienced a reduction

Updated on:September 14,2024

Results from study of tusamitamab ravtansine vs. docetaxel in previously treated advanced non-squamous NSCLC

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Phase III study comparing tusamitamab ravtansine with docetaxel in patients with advanced non-squamous non-s

Updated on: September 25,2024

Results from study of tusamitamab ravtansine vs. docetaxel in previously treated advanced non-squamous NSCLC

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Phase III study comparing tusamitamab ravtansine with docetaxel in patients with advanced non-squamous non-s

Updated on:September 25,2024

Off-label drugs prescribed for breathlessness may do more harm than good, warn scientists

byKing's College LondonCredit: Puwadon Sang-ngern from PexelsA new study from King's College London shows that off-label prescriptions of a common antidepressant doesn't help breathl

Updated on: September 23,2024

Off-label drugs prescribed for breathlessness may do more harm than good, warn scientists

byKing's College LondonCredit: Puwadon Sang-ngern from PexelsA new study from King's College London shows that off-label prescriptions of a common antidepressant doesn't help breathl

Updated on:September 23,2024

Cystic fibrosis: School-aged children found to benefit from triple combination therapy

byCharité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinMRI images of a child with cystic fibrosis: Mucus deposits, widening of the bronchi, and thickening of the bronchial walls are clearly visible in the lungs

Updated on: July 11,2024

Cystic fibrosis: School-aged children found to benefit from triple combination therapy

byCharité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinMRI images of a child with cystic fibrosis: Mucus deposits, widening of the bronchi, and thickening of the bronchial walls are clearly visible in the lungs

Updated on:July 11,2024

Trial shows timing matters when adding immunotherapy to chemoradiation for limited-stage small cell lung cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with limited-stage small cell lung cancer may benefit from adding immunotherapy to chemoradiation, but not if bot

Updated on: October 26,2024

Trial shows timing matters when adding immunotherapy to chemoradiation for limited-stage small cell lung cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with limited-stage small cell lung cancer may benefit from adding immunotherapy to chemoradiation, but not if bot

Updated on:October 26,2024

Researchers identify protein sensor that plays a role in lung fibrosis

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeIn normal human lung tissue (left), the SEL1L protein (tagged green) is prominent. The fibrotic lung tissue (right) is characterized by excess collagen (tagged red

Updated on: March 27,2024

Researchers identify protein sensor that plays a role in lung fibrosis

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeIn normal human lung tissue (left), the SEL1L protein (tagged green) is prominent. The fibrotic lung tissue (right) is characterized by excess collagen (tagged red

Updated on:March 27,2024

Viruses found hiding in lungs' immune cells long after initial illness

by Tamara Schneider,Washington University in St. LouisA 3D reconstruction of a mouse lung four days after infection with fluorescent Sendai virus reveals widespread virus presence (red) and acti

Updated on: November 13,2024

Viruses found hiding in lungs' immune cells long after initial illness

by Tamara Schneider,Washington University in St. LouisA 3D reconstruction of a mouse lung four days after infection with fluorescent Sendai virus reveals widespread virus presence (red) and acti

Updated on:November 13,2024

Study: Roles of PEDF in exercise-induced suppression of senescence and its impact on lung pathology in mice

by Impact Journals LLCCredit:Aging(2024). DOI: 10.18632/aging.205976A new research paper titled "Roles of pigment epithelium-derived factor in exercise-induced suppression of senescen

Updated on: July 17,2024

Study: Roles of PEDF in exercise-induced suppression of senescence and its impact on lung pathology in mice

by Impact Journals LLCCredit:Aging(2024). DOI: 10.18632/aging.205976A new research paper titled "Roles of pigment epithelium-derived factor in exercise-induced suppression of senescen

Updated on:July 17,2024