Pulmonology
Prognosticating Lung Cancer with Artificial Intelligence Is Now Possible
Cancer occurs in cells in a particular area of the body proliferating and replicating uncontrollably. These cells can penetrate and ravage nearby healthy tissue, including organs. The common type …
Promising New Combination Therapy Discovered For Some Types of Lung Tumors
Scientists have reported a discovery that a combination of immunotherapy and a gene mutation-blocking drug may help fight against certain lung cancers. Lung cancer is a major cause of …
Albert Einstein Medical School Study Sheds Light on Why Most Smokers Don’t Get Lung Cancer
Smoking is a major risk factor for lung cancer. The harmful substances in cigarettes contribute to DNA mutations. However, heavy smokers do not necessarily carry more mutations than others, …
Organ Transplantation: Researchers Change Blood Type A Donor Lungs to Universal Type O Blood Lungs
Blood type is one of the sources of incompatibility between a donor and recipient in transplantation. Canadian doctors have developed a quick method to change the blood type of …
Disulfiram (Antabuse) A Cheap 70 Year Old Alcoholism Drug May Protect the Lungs from COVID-19 Damage
Disulfiram sold under the name of Antabuse is prescribed to treat alcoholism, but researchers at Weil Medical College have also found that it reduces coronavirus damage in hamster lungs. …
Severe Lung Injuries Bring About Abnormal Stem Cell Repair UCSF Study Shows
New research reveals that severe lung injuries from diseases such as COVID-19 and pulmonary fibrosis can initiate anomalous differentiation of stem cells in the lung, thus inhibiting the regaining …
Lizard Study Reveals Simple Mechanics of Breathing That Could Revolutionize Artificial Lungs Engineering
The human lung is quite a very complex structure. Multiple branchings here and there, complex mechanisms of gaseous exchange, and the like. This arrangement has made it challenging to …Lung Cancer: Researchers Find Three Subtypes of Tumors in People That Never Smoked
Doctors at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda Maryland have discovered more facts about the development of lung cancer in people who have never smoked. Lung cancer is one …