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Diagnosis: New Way of Imaging Lungs

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[10/10/2012] A new approach to lung scanning could improve the diagnosis and treatment of a lung disease that affects approximately 24 million Americans and is the country's third-highest cause of death.Diagnosis: New Way of Imaging Lungs - Read more

Asthma: Inner City and Suburbs Children Have Different Illnesses

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[26/09/2012] In a new study researchers from the University of Wisconsin in Madison investigated viral respiratory illnesses and their possible role in the development of asthma in urban versus suburban babies.Asthma: Inner City and Suburbs Children Have Different Illnesses - Read more

Smartphone: App Lets You Monitor Lung Health

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[19/09/2012] A new tool from researchers at the University of Washington, UW Medicine and Seattle Children's hospital lets people monitor their lung function at home or on the go simply by blowing into their smartphones.Smartphone: App Lets You Monitor Lung Health - Read more

COPD: The Mystery of The Third Signal

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[18/09/2012] At least three protective mechanisms defend the lungs against erroneous attacks by the body's own immune system. This was discovered by the Immuneregulation research group of Professor Dunja Bruder at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany.COPD: The Mystery of The Third Signal - Read more

T Cells in The Lung: License for Self-destruction

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[07/09/2012] A research team of the University Medical Center Göttingen could now show that the Multiple Sclerosis-causing immune cells are programmed in the lung to be more motile and to efficiently break through blood vessel barriers.T Cells in The Lung: License for Self-destruction - Read more

 
 
 
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