Category: Disorders & Diseases

Disorders & Diseases

Black Children Face Higher Risk of T2-high Asthma

Black children have a higher risk of developing harmful inflammation that drives type 2-high (T2-high) asthma.

Disorders & Diseases

Lab-Grown Human Lung Models Mount Local Immune Defenses Against Viral Pathogens

New research demonstrates that human lung tissue models can sustain immune cells for months and mount targeted responses to respiratory viruses.

Disorders & Diseases

Lung Cancer Survival Rates ‘Improving for Everyone,’ National Report Reveals

The American Lung Association’s 2023 "State of Lung Cancer" report reveals improvement in five-year survival rate across the US, including for people of color.

Chronic Pulmonary Disorders

Experimental Therapy for Rare ALS Tested

Mayo Clinic researchers reported early findings from an experimental treatment designed for a single patient with a rare genetic form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Infectious Diseases

US Monitoring Possible Pneumonic Plague-related Death in Russia

The United States is "closely monitoring" reports of pneumonic plague in Eastern Russia that may have led to the death of a lab worker.

Critical Care

How Anesthesia Affects Neural Activity

Researchers at UCLA use human stem cell-derived models to replicate the brain wave patterns produced by general anesthesia.

Cardiopulmonary & Thoracic

Chronic Smoke Reprograms Lung Stem Cells

Chronic smoke exposure alters lung repair cells and helps decide which form of the disease develops after genetic mutations occur.

Sleep Medicine

Sleep Quality for Dog Owners

Research shows sharing a bed with dogs does not reduce human sleep duration, despite common owner perceptions.