Respiratory Diseases - Mar 26, 2018 Edition

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March 26, 2018     Respiratory Diseases     The latest respiratory diseases news from News Medical

Measuring inflammationresponse through exhaled breath The human body produces nitric oxide (NO) to help fight inflammation, and when the airway becomes inflamed NO is generated in the lungs and then exhaled on the breath. Read More

Quintupling inhaled steroid doses may not benefit children with asthma   Children with mild to moderate asthma do not benefit from a common practice of increasing their inhaled steroids at the first signs of an asthma exacerbation, according to clinical trial results published in The New England Journal of Medicine.         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.

Researchers identify new treatment targets for lung diseases using big data   Every year, approximately 12 million adults in the U.S. are diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and 120,000 die from it. For people with COPD, Haemophilus influenzae, a bacterium, can be particularly dangerous.       Research provides better understanding of how some cancer cells resist treatment   An international team of researchers led by Lucio Miele, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair of Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, and Justin Stebbing, BM BCh MA, PhD, Professor of Cancer Medicine and Medical Oncology at Imperial College of Medicine in London, has found new genetic mutations that promote the survival of cancer cells.       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.       Short bursts of exercise equally beneficial as concentrated regular activity finds research   Busy urban lives mean little time for regular physical activity and exercise. A new study has found that short bursts of exercise, if they add up to the total required exercise during the week, can reduce the risk of death. The study was published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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