Category: Disorders & Diseases

Disorders & Diseases

Federal Grant to Fund Inhaled Vaccines

A $20.7M federal grant will fund a 5-year inhaled vaccines initiative at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai beginning with development of an avian influenza nasal spray prototype.

Disorders & Diseases

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.

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

FDA Grants Priority Review for Arikayce Inhaled Antibiotic for MAC

The FDA accepted Insmed's supplemental new drug application with Priority Review for Arikayce to treat Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung disease.

Infectious Diseases

AAP Issues Guidance for Pediatric Measles

New clinical recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics help healthcare providers identify, diagnose, and care for infants exposed to measles.

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

$1M Grant to Fund UCLA Lung Cancer Diagnostic

A new noninvasive approach combines imaging analysis and blood testing to evaluate indeterminate lung nodules.

Sleep Medicine

How Are Snoring Sounds Created? Upper Airway Simulation Explains

New 3D modeling reveals that unsteady airflow over the soft palate drives loud snoring sounds, pointing toward targeted therapies.