Radiotherapy improves 15-year survival after breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy)
...ed considerably in recent years, and the heart and lungs receive less radiation than in the past." Study co-ordinator Professor Sir Richard Peto comments: "These results may also be relevant to some previous patients who did not get radiotherapy. Most local recurrences are seen in the first two or three y...Take a deep breath: UVA health system opens clinical trial of emphysema treatment
...in the blood. As these air sacs are destroyed, the lungs are able to transfer less and less oxygen to the bloodstream, causing shortness of breath. The lungs also lose their elasticity, which is important to keep airways open. Emphysema doesn't develop sudde...Vitamin D can play role in lung health
Vitamin D may play a role in keeping our lungs healthy, with greater concentrations of vitamin D resulting in greater lung health benefits. A study in the December issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), shows that patients with higher concent...Scythe balances life and death during development
... process of embryo development. Specifically, the lungs were very small and their branching airways were underdeveloped. In addition, there were almost no alveoli--the small air sacs at the end of the smallest airways. Moreover, the kidneys failed to form properly or did not form at all. This showed that ...Magnet lab researcher exploring science behind commercial applications of liquid helium
...re much better tolerated when absorbed through the lungs rather than through the bloodstream. "In order to deliver respiratory medications to the deep lung efficiently, careful engineering of the size and density of the microparticles in the drug is essential," said Neal Kalechofsky, technology development...HRCT reveals asthmatic risk long after cat allergen exposure
...examines the function of small airways deep in the lungs to reveal the extent of impairment. For the study, Dr. Allen's team used baseline pulmonary function tests and HRCT to measure lung function in 10 people with known allergy to cats. After being exposed to cat allergens, the patients were studied for ...Connective tissue cells from lungs fused with heart muscle to form biological pacemaker
...ts fused common connective tissue cells taken from lungs with heart muscle cells to create a safe and effective biological pacemaker whose cells can fire on their own and naturally regulate the muscle's rhythmic beat. "This work with fibroblasts could pave the way to an alternative to implanted electronic ...New RSV treatment for at-risk infants under study
...py helps keep RSV from moving from the nose to the lungs of these babies," Dr. Bhatia says. "If it does spr...from cell to cell. The virus' ability to reach the lungs results in hospitalization of about 125,000 babies each year and death in 1 percent to 2 percent per...The nude mouse tale: Omega-3 fats save the life of a terminal cancer patient
...ttle weight." The cancerous tumors found in D.H.'s lungs have shrunk to 10 percent of what they were in 2000, according to last year's computed tomography (CT) scans. What worked with DH is not a common medical treatment such as chemotherapy or surgical excision. It was a nutritional intervention, drastic...Little evidence behind bronchodilator therapy for cystic fibrosis
... is a genetically inherited disease afflicting the lungs and the digestive system, the result of both parents passing on an abnormal gene. It is chronic, progressive and ultimately fatal. Cystic fibrosis causes the exocrine glands, which produce sweat and mucus, to produce thick mucus that clogs the lungs...Researchers question persistent cough treatments for kids
...s that sound as if there is mucus in the throat or lungs -- Julie Marchant, M.D., of the Royal Children's Hospital in Brisbane, Australia, and colleagues found that a week-long course of antibiotics resulted in the cough's disappearance in one of every three children treated. The antibiotics kept the cough...Inhaled nitric oxide may help sickle cell disease
...act with red blood cells and essentially turns the lungs into a hemoglobin repair shop. "This is clearly a novel idea," Dr. Head says of findings that show the extra nitric oxide changes the neutral charge of hemoglobin S to the slightly negative charge much like normal hemoglobin. It could also help pre...The Cochrane Library newsletter, 2005, Issue 4
...t of air a person can transfer in and out of their lungs each minute by up to 6L/min. Improvements in fitness were seen by a 6.27 watt increase in work capacity and an average increase in maximum heart rate of more than 3 beats per minute. All these changes are clinically important and will improve patient...Precision radiation therapy yields rare success for liver tumors
... to organs that cannot be immobilized, such as the lungs and liver....Cannabis smoke is less likely to cause cancer than tobacco smoke
...receptors to activate these pathways. The cells of lungs and the respiratory passages are lined with nicotine receptors, but do not appear to carry THC receptors. This explains why cannabis smoking has not been associated with lung cancer, a main cause of death from cigarette smoking. Cannabis has also be...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Oct. 18, 2005
...d 12 weeks, so the drug's long-term effects on the lungs or on diabetes control are not clear. The current inhaler device, used before each meal, is large and only allows dosing of 2.5 to 3.0 units of insulin, while injected insulin currently allows for finer adjustments in dose. An editorial writer says ...Breath test offers hope for early detection of lung-bacteria growth in cystic fibrosis
...gher concentrations of sulfur compounds from their lungs than do people who don't have the disease. These ...y an abnormally thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections. Although many lung bacteria are prevalent with the di...Curcumin halts spread of breast cancer in mice
...s mustard-yellow color, inhibits metastasis to the lungs of mice with breast cancer, report researchers at ...ble only when using a microscope, was found in the lungs of 28 percent of mice treated with the combination of curcumin and Taxol, and there was no macroscop...Study proves genetic variations influence cystic fibrosis' severity
...ons likely extend to other disorders affecting the lungs as well." More than 50 hospitals and medical centers and scores of physicians across the United States and Canada participated in the investigation, which was actually two closely related studies with separate groups of patients. Findings were essent...... IL-17 molecules are found in arthritic joints, in lungs swollen by asthma and in brain cells that lead to nerve degeneration and the onset of MS. "But we didn't know which T cells were responsible for secreting IL-17," Dong says.To find out where IL-17 came from, the researchers designed a series of cell ...