respiratory diseases

Seemingly innocuous flavors have adverse effects on the respiratory system

Research involving blood vessels, type, and proteins may help us determine who is most likely to get sick and how severe their illness will be

New guideline emphasizes treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis with all-oral regimens and provides recommendations for treatment of all contacts to MDR-TB patients

MU researcher examines underlying conditions causing pulmonary hypertension

UNC School of Medicine researcher Rob Tarran, PhD, led a review of all published scientific literature on the effects of e-cigarette use on the respiratory system; the team of four authors strongly recommend tighter regulation of e-cigarette products

Researchers found that many of the chemicals used to flavor e-cigarettes increased the production of free radicals, while a few actually lowered it

These findings represent a groundbreaking use of big data to uncover the environmental factors that are behind diseases and inform strategies for prevention

The machine performed similar to a well-trained ophthalmologist, and could generate a decision on whether or not the patient should be referred for treatment within 30 seconds, with more than 95 percent accuracy

However, the study of more than 5,600 women in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Ireland also shows that women with asthma who use long-acting asthma preventers conceive as quickly as other women

Recent discovery holds promise for developing a new class of drugs that is radically different from the steroids currently used to treat asthma