Respiratory Diseases - Mar 20, 2018 Edition

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March 20, 2018     Respiratory Diseases     The latest respiratory diseases news from News Medical

New computer program provides more thorough preparation for diagnosis of lung diseases   Three-dimensional visualization based on computer tomography imaging provides more thorough preparation for the diagnosis of lung diseases.

FDA moves to cut nicotine in cigarettes, helping smokers kick habit   Cigarettes would contain less addictive nicotine — making them less attractive to smokers — under an "unprecedented" plan the Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.         Genetic variant discovery could improve safety, effectiveness of drugs for asthma and COPD   Research from the University of Liverpool, published today in Lancet Respiratory Medicine, identifies a genetic variant that could improve the safety and effectiveness of corticosteroids, drugs that are used to treat a range of common and rare conditions including asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Aging and lung tissue stiffness contribute to function decline   New research suggests that certain areas of the lungs are more likely than others to show age-related damage that compromises respiratory function. The paper is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-;Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology.       Scientists explore how to protect obese, premenopausal women from cardiovascular risk   Obese, premenopausal women can lose the innate protection from cardiovascular disease that their youth and estrogen are believed to afford, and scientists want to know how.       Leicester research could help identify people with asthma of different severities   A team of researchers from the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre – a partnership between Leicester’s Hospitals, the University of Leicester and Loughborough University - has identified biological variations in lung tissue samples that for the first time can help identify people with mild asthma from those with moderate or severe asthma.       UAB researchers find link between older stored blood transfusions and subsequent bacterial pneumonia   Human blood from donors can be stored for use up to 42 days, and it is a mainstay therapy in transfusion medicine. However, recent studies looking back at patient records have shown that transfusion with older, stored blood is associated with adverse effects.

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