Respiratory Disease News

New drug prototype offers hope for repairing damaged lungs

EurekAlert! - 10-Apr-2024

The drug targets the lungs and activates stem cells

Insilico reveals process for manufacturing AI-generated lung disease treatment

Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) - 10-Mar-2024

AI streamlines drug discovery, taking a potential treatment from concept to clinical trials in record time

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced a £2.7M plan to install air filters in 200 schools

Evening Standard - 20-Feb-2024

Plans to extend the program citywide if successful

Clear skies, clear lungs: Asthma emergencies dropped as air quality improved during lockdown

The Guardian - 09-Feb-2024

Insights from Oxford study calls for continued action to improve air quality everywhere

Forget pills, imagine inhaling your medicine directly to your lungs

New Scientist - 07-Feb-2024

New "nano-pods" carrying antibiotics fight infections in the lungs of mice

Hold on Europe! Cleaning up the polluted air later could mean thousands deaths sooner

The Guardian - 02-Feb-2024

Eastern Europe already breathes dirtier air, and the delay would hit them the hardest

Traffic air pollution raises your blood pressure by more than 4.5 mmHg

University of Washington (UW) - 27-Nov-2023

UW study calls for new strategies to combat traffic pollution's health risks

UK air pollution regulations are saving lives, but not protecting ecosystems

University College London (UCL) - 25-Oct-2023

Existing regulations are not enough to protect sensitive habitats from ammonia

Women living and working in polluted areas are at a higher risk of breast cancer

European Society For Medical Oncology (ESMO) - 17-Oct-2023

PM2.5 particles can penetrate deep into tissues and promote cancer growth

AI gives needles the ability to navigate living tissue on their own

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - 12-Oct-2023

Self-driving needle could make surgery less invasive and more accessible

Europe's air pollution crisis: Almost everyone is breathing toxic air

The Guardian - 20-Sep-2023

98% of Europeans live in areas with dangerous levels of air pollution

Transplanting patients' own cells holds promise in repairing damaged lungs

Independent - 11-Sep-2023

Small clinical trial shows treatment can improve breathing and quality of life

New AI model predicts your true age by looking at your chest

Medical Xpress - 16-Aug-2023

AI-estimated age based on chest radiographs could be a biomarker of ageing and disease

Eat your greens for better lung health: the vitamin K connection

Independent - 10-Aug-2023

Higher vitamin K levels correlated with reduced risk of asthma and COPD

England's chief medical officer says vehicle tyre pollution is now a major health risk

The Guardian - 05-Jul-2023

Heavier electric vehicles raise concerns from increased tyre wear pollution despite resolving exhaust emissions

Insilico Medicine begins phase II trials for AI-generated drug candidate in IPF Treatment

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN) - 27-Jun-2023

Could target the treatment of a broader range of fibrotic indications beyond idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Air pollution intensifies Covid-19 impact, mirroring decade-older age

The Guardian - 21-Jun-2023

Scientists advocate for air pollution reduction, emphasizing its potential to improve health outcomes amidst pandemics and flu season

Air pollution linked to increased risk of at least two long-term health problems

The Guardian - 30-Dec-2022

Implementing environmental policies in polluted areas may help prevent the illnesses

AI tool could detect lung disease in minutes using X-ray images

Independent - 07-Nov-2022

Technology that can help detect various diseases quickly and accurately reduces staff time

Targeted drug delivery with microbots made of algae cells to treat acute bacterial pneumonia

UC San Diego School of Medicine - 22-Sep-2022

Nanoparticles-modified microbots coated with neutrophil cell membranes-reduce inflammation in lungs

Understanding air pollution cancer would lead to a new era of molecular cancer prevention

BBC - 10-Sep-2022

Mutations alone are not always enough for tumour formation

Air pollution closely related to cognitive decline and dementia - GOV.UK

The Guardian - 27-Jul-2022

Cognitive decline and dementia in older people accelerated by exposure to emissions

Impacts of inequality affects the poor and increases the risk of dying from lung disease in UK

The Guardian - 25-Jul-2022

Poorest 10% of patients are now five times more likely to die with lung disease than the wealthiest

3D printed lung scaffold might be ready for clinical trials within five years

3D Printing Industry - 07-Jun-2022

It can be personalised with patients' own cells and printed in three weeks

99% of people in the world are breathing polluted air

Independent - 04-Apr-2022

WHO calls for the immediate transition from fossil fuel use to clean energy