[ad_1] A new study from the University of Oklahoma suggests that small genetic differences in two proteins – previously known for their role in premature infants’ lungs – may also influence how their eyes develop, potentially affecting the risk of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). ROP is a serious eye disease that affects premature infants, whose…
[ad_1] A new multi-site study led by researchers at CU Anschutz shows that people with cystic fibrosis (CF) who start the triple-drug therapy elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (ETI) can safely reduce many of their daily lung treatments while maintaining good health for years. The study was published today in the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. “This is incredibly meaningful…
[ad_1] For decades, scientists have thought they understood the biochemical machinery that causes asthma-inflammation in the lungs that constricts airways and makes it hard to breathe. Molecules called “leukotrienes”-chemicals that get released from white blood cells when something irritates your airways or you inhale an allergen-were labeled the culprits. Medications have been developed to block…
[ad_1] For children and young adults diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a common type of bone cancer for that age group, the odds of survival can be devastatingly low (20-30%) when the disease spreads to the lungs. Treatments for osteosarcoma haven’t changed since the 1980s. That leaves us with a critical need for more effective and…
[ad_1] A recent multicenter clinical trial has uncovered inflammatory pathways that contribute to asthma flare-ups in children that occur despite treatment, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics. Eosinophilic asthma is characterized by high levels of eosinophils, a type of white blood cell involved in the body’s immune response. While eosinophils typically help fight infections,…