Respiratory Disease News
AI-developed drug improves lung function in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
FierceBiotech - 12-Nov-2024
Drug improved chronic cough symptoms, contributing to a better quality of life\
Read more...Breathing new life: Frontier Bio's revolution in lab-grown lung tissue
3DPrint.com - 01-Oct-2024
Transforming respiratory care and reducing reliance on organ donors
Read more...Insilico's AI-designed drug proves effective in treating lung disease
Longevity Technology - 20-Sep-2024
Phase 2a trial results show positive outcomes among pulmonary fibrosis patients
Read more...New drug prototype offers hope for repairing damaged lungs
EurekAlert! - 10-Apr-2024
The drug targets the lungs and activates stem cells
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...UK ranks second for lung disease deaths in Western Europe, with more negative impact on poor people
BBC - 28-Feb-2022
UK charity seeks funding opportunities for better treatment and research
Read more...mTOR inhibitors reversed immune ageing to treat viral infections in older adults
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 21-May-2021
Much needed approach to improve immune function during the COVID pandemic
Read more...Nano-enhanced tobramycin treats severe lung infections with only 2 doses
Phys.org - 13-May-2021
Antibiotic's efficacy improved by 100,000 times in treating cystic fibrosis - currently in preclinical stage
Read more...Latest bioink printed airways from patient's own stem cells
Science Daily - 17-Mar-2021
New approach with seaweed-based material could bioprint transplantable organs soon
Read more...CohBar's lead candidate may initiate clinical trials in 2022
Longevity Technology - 16-Mar-2021
Mitochondrial-based therapy enters IND to tackle IPF and other fibrotic diseases
Read more...Small mobile stem cells finds use in cell therapy for lung conditions
CISION PR Newswire - 02-Mar-2021
SMS cells play a significant role in lung repair and regeneration, and other inflammatory diseases
Read more...First-ever AI designed drug candidate for pulmonary fibrosis
Longevity Technology - 24-Feb-2021
Insilico's novel drug target is prepping for IND studies, expecting to start clinical studies by early 2022
Read more...Rubedo to first work on lung diseases
Longevity Technology - 20-Jan-2021
Their work will be critical amidst the COVID-19 pandemic - to move into clinical trials soon
Read more...Hitch-hiking nanoparticles improve bioavailability of drugs
Nano Magazine - 27-Nov-2020
Liquid coated nanoparticles effectively deliver drugs with no side effects
Read more...Honey better than antibiotics in treating respiratory symptoms
Independent - 20-Aug-2020
With its many benefits, clinicians recommend it as an effective alternative
Read more...Telomerase gene therapy prevents age-related lung fibrosis in mice
Pulmonary Fibrosis News - 19-Aug-2020
Could pave way for preventing the disease in humans and improve healthspan
Read more...A step closer to reversing pulmonary fibrosis via telomerase gene therapy
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 12-Aug-2020
Study in mice revealed great progress and potential for curing fibrotic diseases in humans
Read more...Senolytics may have the potential to treat asthma
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 07-Apr-2020
Will senolytics become the panacea to the whole Pandora's box by 100 years into future?
Read more...Association between lung function and epigenetic age
Fight Aging! - 31-Jan-2020
Association with acceleration is strongly expressed in women above the age of 50 years
Read more...UK needs tougher standards on air pollutants
Guardian - 14-Dec-2019
WHO standard of ultra-fine particles per cubic is 10 micrograms, in the UK it's 25 micrograms
Read more...London air is no longer safe to breathe because of pollution
Independent - 05-Dec-2019
Legislators need to take air pollution seriously and toughen up to WHO standards
Read more...Sophie Yeo tries out an Atmotube on the streets of Newcastle
DeSmog UK - 01-Oct-2019
Monitors VOCs and PM1, PM2.5 and PM10 particles - and warns you when air quality drops
Read more...Plume Labs Cycling Club goes out on the city streets to review R-PUR Nano mask
Plume Labs - 30-Sep-2019
PM2.5 filtration efficiency >99.9% even allowing for leakage due to different shaped faces
Read more...Indoor levels of carbon dioxide are dangerous for health
Guardian - 08-Jul-2019
Open a window at home and work to stop CO2 levels rising indoors
Read more...UK policies are successful in reducing air pollution
The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - 26-Jun-2019
Clean Air Strategy could be the key to eliminating air pollution in UK
Read more...Cooking can make indoors as polluted as London streets
Guardian - 15-May-2019
Here's my Flow reading - definitely peaks when cooking dinner
Read more...Roadside hedges reduce some pollution by 63 percent
ScienceDaily - 04-Jan-2019
More hedges could greatly improve the health of pedestrians and residents
Read more...Wet wood on inefficient stoves - a poisonous combination
Guardian - 11-Oct-2018
Try not to buy wet wood and smoky coal
Read more...UK's first air-filtering bus launches in Southampton
Guardian - 27-Sep-2018
The Go ahead group, a British bus line installed special filters on top of their units as an effort to clean the air of the city
Read more...Vaping could cause chronic diseases
Independent - 14-Aug-2018
Vaporized nicotine promotes lung buildup and is a more potent cell killer
Read more...Air pollution directly linked to child's death
BBC - 03-Jul-2018
9 year old died from an Asthma attack probably caused by NO2 and PM10 pollution
Read more...Wood-burning stoves face curbs under government proposals
Financial Times - 21-Dec-2017
Read more...New UK map of air pollution provides insights into NO2 levels
ScienceDaily - 30-Nov-2017
Read more...Air pollution blamed for 500,000 early deaths in Europe in 2014
New Scientist - 12-Oct-2017
Read more...Flow is a wearable air pollution tracker that might help you live longer
Wareable - 03-Jan-2017
Read more...Health of more than 90% of world’s population affected by air pollution
Independent - 27-Sep-2016
Read more...Breathe Cam Lets Citizens Document Pittsburgh’s Visual Air Pollution and Its Sources
Carnegie Mellon - 03-Dec-2014
Read more...EU court rules UK government must clean up dangerous air pollution
Guardian - 19-Nov-2014
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