Measuring lung motion leads to better radiation treatment for lung cancer
...ometimes you just reduce the amount of air in your lungs a little," he says. "You breath a little shallower... "The total quantity of air patients have in their lungs is different from day to day, and that affects where the tumor is. Breathing function is affected by...Task force recommends greater use of exercise testing in chronic disease
...ise testing measures the functioning of the heart, lungs and muscles during exercise and is very sensitive to changes in performance important in chronic conditions where improvements can be small and very slow. Professor of Sports Science at the University of Leeds and member of the ERS task force, Sue...New blood thinner studied for patients with leg and lung clots
...their legs called deep vein thrombosis or their lungs called pulmonary embolism may need it for months... clot in the leg has nearly a straight shot to the lungs through the venous system. ...Garlic hope in infection fight
...ated and chronic chest infections which damage the lungs and which may, ultimately, be fatal. Pseudomonas...ble for the germ forming tenacious colonies in the lungs called 'biofilms'. The QS molecules also switch on bacterial weapons such as 'elastase', an enzyme w...Study indicates different treatment may be needed for infection-related breathing problems
...rium is difficult to kill and often remains in the lungs even after antibiotic treatment and the symptoms fade, Dr. Hardy said, it is important to find better treatments to prevent it from lingering. ...Could the ability to expel worms lead to a future asthma treatment?
...r mechanisms that cause irreversible damage to the lungs of asthmatic patients. Study Details How the...nce early in evolution, tissues lining the gut and lungs of mice and humans have developed ways to prevent invaders from entering the body. Tissues lining th...Researchers make progress against lung disease attacking women in childbearing years
...City, started suffering from alternating collapsed lungs when she turned 30. "It felt like a sharp pain in ...abnormal smooth muscle-like LAM cells invading the lungs are due to the loss of growth control by tuberous sclerosis (a genetic disorder which causes tumors ...Noise-immune stethoscope helps medics hear vital signs in loud environments
...le, valves and major arteries. Auscultation of the lungs can be essential when confirming the placement of endotracheal tubes to restore or protect the airway or when diagnosing conditions such as a collapsed lung, asthma or pulmonary edema. Houtsma said he is proud of what the research teams were able to...Ultrasound mammography, volcano monitoring for aircraft safety
...larged that it fills the chest cavity, pushing the lungs and heart down into the abdomen. Lions and other big cats have massive vocal pads within the larynx. Their very loud roars contain sounds far lower-pitched than those a human can produce. Using a combination of acoustic analysis and computer model...Columbia study examines ADHD's role in smoking
...ttes and the act of taking in nicotine through the lungs makes it very bad for you," says Dr. Covey. Our hope is that we can affect some of the same receptors and transmitters activated by nicotine with this ADHD treatment so that smokers are relieved from their ADHD symptoms and are less likely to light u...Heart catheters do not benefit patients
...asuring heart output and capillary pressure in the lungs and became widely used in intensive care units. But reports of serious complications soon appeared and arguments for and against its use have continued ever since. The most recent evaluation, commissioned by the NHS Health Technology Assessment (...Astrolab Industry Day to showcase European research technology on ISS
... device that analyses exhaled gas from astronauts' lungs to provide near-instant data on the state of crew health. It is accommodated in the NASA Human Research Facility located in the US Destiny Laboratory on the ISS though will be relocated into the European Columbus Laboratory following its launch in 20...'Umbrella' valve provides a potential alternative to lung surgery
...lar in concept to LVRS in that it aims to make the lungs work more efficiently, thereby decreasing shortnes... Valve limits ventilation in diseased areas of the lungs and redirects ventilation to the remaining healthier portions of the lung while allowing for normal ...Researchers identify new weapon to fight deadly bacterial sepsis
...ed, and it can also have disastrous effects on the lungs and kidneys, which depend on efficient blood circulation. Srivastava, lead author Ramana and their collaborators injected mice with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to produce the conditions of severe sepsis, leading to major declines in heart function an...Mouse study reveals new clues about virulence of 1918 influenza virus
...atic and uncontrolled immune response in the mouse lungs as early as one day following infection with the reconstructed 1918 virus," he says. A complete understanding of the host's response to the 1918 flu virus, adds Dr. Katze, requires use of a fully reconstructed virus. A fuller picture of the host im...Smokers may be at greater risk of HIV infection
...ity to infection by modifying the structure of the lungs and changing an array of immune system responses, including curbs on the production of antibodies and the activity of infection fighting white cells, say the authors. There are almost 40 million people in the world living with HIV/AIDS, and the glob...Therapeutic role found for carbon monoxide
...art's right ventricle to the small arteries in the lungs -- are made up primarily of endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells. PAH develops when, for unknown reasons, the smooth muscle cells rapidly and uncontrollably proliferate, leading to "remodeling," in which blood vessel walls thicken and gradual st...Use of helical MDCT better at detecting abnormal airways
...s through the chest, fails to evaluate most of the lungs and the airways therein," said Dr. Muller. The study included 61 patients who were diagnosed with bronchiectasis by either MDCT or HRCT. Seven patients had positive MDCT scans only and two patients had positive HRCT scans only. MDCT detected bronchi...Upgrading donor lung quality to improve availability
...nificantly increased the number of available donor lungs and transplant procedures without compromising rec...our-year SALT donor management period studied, 121 lungs were transplanted, as contrasted to 53 during the prior four years before the management program sta...M. D. Anderson, BCM, launch research effort targeting asthma and allergic diseases
...ger between allergens that find their way into the lungs and asthma." "This program is focused on trying ..., sets off production of TSLP in the lining of the lungs (epithelial cells) and by specialized cells known as mast cells. TSLP then launches a molecular casc...