Category: Disorders & Diseases

Disorders & Diseases

Researchers Improve RNA Extraction from Human Lung Tissue

New RNA extraction techniques overcome barriers to help scientists better evaluate treatments for diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis.

Disorders & Diseases

Early Screening, Targeted Treatments Improve Lung Cancer Survival

Catching lung cancer early enables surgical tumor removal, while routine screening and newer therapies improve patient outcomes.

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

Child Dies of Asthma Attack, Parents Charged

Parents of an eight-year-old child in San Jose, CA who died from an asthma attack have been arrested and charged with felony child neglect after waiting eight hours to call for emergency medical care.

Infectious 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.

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

ECG Data from Sleep Studies Predict Long-Term Cardiac Risk

Artificial intelligence analyzing ECG data during overnight sleep tests identifies future risk for heart failure and death.

Sleep Medicine

Daytime Napping Tied to Dementia Risk in Older Adults

Older adults who nap most days or every day face a 48% higher risk of developing dementia compared to those who rarely or never nap.