Using CRISPR gene editing, a team from Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have thwarted a lethal lung disease, in an animal model,
Category: Lungs
Biomarker Holds Promise in COPD Treatment
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an inflammatory disease of the small airways in the lungs, affects 16 million Americans and
Stanford researchers develop a simple new blood test for tuberculosis
Testing for tuberculosis is fairly straightforward in most cases, but existing tests don’t work for everyone because they require something
Treat vitamin D deficiency to prevent deadly lung attacks
Vitamin D supplements have been found to reduce the risk of potentially fatal lung attacks in some chronic obstructive pulmonary
Exercise prevents heart aging
Exercise can reverse damage to sedentary, aging hearts and prevent risk of future heart failure. To reap the most benefit,
Indoor pollution can destroy lungs
Indoor pollution from central heating, gas cookers, cleaning products, chemicals, and mold can damage lungs, trigger asthma and cause respiratory
Prone radiation for breast cancer treatment
Lying face down called prone radiation, to receive radiation therapy to the breast area reduces the amount of radiation that
Caffeine improves lungs of premature babies
Caffeine acts as a respiratory stimulant that improves short-term breathing rates and the lungs’ ability to stretch and expand. Giving
Amazing facts about tobacco
•According to the World Health Organisation, tobacco is the world’slargest cause of preventable death. •The total tax revenue from tobacco
Nivolumab drug can kill abestos cancer
Asbestos was once a popular building material, but it was discovered that exposure to it causes mesothelioma cancer. Mesothelioma affects
