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Respiratory Medicine
Respiratory Medicine: Otherwise known as pulmonary medicine, is the branch of medicine that deals with the causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases affecting the lungs. Pulmonary medicine deals with many diseases and conditions, including: ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome), asthma, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer, lung transplants, occupational lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary tuberculosis, sarcoidosis of the lungs, and SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome).
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SEP 17, 2020Health & Medicine
Researchers may have found a way to identify the COVID-19 patients that will need targeted therapies the most.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2020Microbiology
Researchers in the lab of Camille Ehre, Ph.D. at the UNC School of Medicine have created amazing images of the pandemic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2020Microbiology
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) occurs when fluid builds up in the sacs in the lungs that hold air, and the l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
All over the body, cells line organs and vessels, forming protective barriers. But pathogens like the flu have gained th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2020Cannabis Sciences
In recent months, interest has been growing in the potential for cannabinoids- the compounds found in cannabis- to treat ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 22, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Upper respiratory tract infections are the most common reason for doctors to prescribe antibiotics. However, as most of ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 11, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration has announced the approval of Olinvyk (oliceridine), a new opioid that can help mana ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 23, 2020Immunology
Scientists at the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine have discovered a striking parallel ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 20, 2020Microbiology
As the COVID-9 pandemic has spread around the world, scientists have tried to learn as much as they can about it, includ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2020Immunology
When it comes to clinical countermeasures against COVID-19, one class of molecules stands out among the others: antibodi ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 16, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Severe cases of COVID-19 can cause pneumonia, a process whereby the delicate air sacs in the lungs swell with fluid, and ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 15, 2020Health & Medicine
Bird droppings are unsightly and often inconvenient, depending on where they land. They also carry some health risks, an ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 14, 2020Immunology
Scientists are working on developing an arsenal of nano-sized weapons in the war against COVID-19. These molecules, call ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 12, 2020Microbiology
The flu is caused by a respiratory virus, which evolves from year to year. Three kinds of influenza viruses infect human ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2020Immunology
Scientists have been scrambling to learn as much as possible about the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 07, 2020Immunology
Acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, is a rare but devastatingly debilitating neurologic disease in children caused by a resp ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 05, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 enters the body through the respiratory system to cause the illness COVID-19. But we know ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2020Microbiology
Vaccines that contain live attenuated viruses may be giving people some protection from serious cases of COVID-19 that i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2020Microbiology
The 1918 pandemic flu was caused by a variant of the HIN1 strain of the influenza virus, and its genome shows that it pr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Alberta in Canada have found that cannabis smoke contains 110 potentially toxic chemi ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 24, 2020Cancer
A new study investigates the causal relationship between mortality and long-term exposure to a low level of fine particu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 23, 2020Immunology
Scientists have developed an experimental therapy for COVID-19 that uses coated nanoparticles to intercept SARS-C ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 22, 2020Earth & The Environment
A World Health Organization study published recently in the journal Climate and Atmospheric Science reports that half of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Communities worldwide are emerging from lockdowns due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, and cases are rising.Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2020
Health & Medicine
Researchers may have found a way to identify the COVID-19 patients that will need targeted therapies the most.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers in the lab of Camille Ehre, Ph.D. at the UNC School of Medicine have created amazing images of the pandemic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2020
Microbiology
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) occurs when fluid builds up in the sacs in the lungs that hold air, and the l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
All over the body, cells line organs and vessels, forming protective barriers. But pathogens like the flu have gained th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
In recent months, interest has been growing in the potential for cannabinoids- the compounds found in cannabis- to treat
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 22, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Upper respiratory tract infections are the most common reason for doctors to prescribe antibiotics. However, as most of
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 11, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration has announced the approval of Olinvyk (oliceridine), a new opioid that can help mana
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 23, 2020
Immunology
Scientists at the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine have discovered a striking parallel
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 20, 2020
Microbiology
As the COVID-9 pandemic has spread around the world, scientists have tried to learn as much as they can about it, includ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2020
Immunology
When it comes to clinical countermeasures against COVID-19, one class of molecules stands out among the others: antibodi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 16, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Severe cases of COVID-19 can cause pneumonia, a process whereby the delicate air sacs in the lungs swell with fluid, and
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 15, 2020
Health & Medicine
Bird droppings are unsightly and often inconvenient, depending on where they land. They also carry some health risks, an
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 14, 2020
Immunology
Scientists are working on developing an arsenal of nano-sized weapons in the war against COVID-19. These molecules, call
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 12, 2020
Microbiology
The flu is caused by a respiratory virus, which evolves from year to year. Three kinds of influenza viruses infect human
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2020
Immunology
Scientists have been scrambling to learn as much as possible about the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 07, 2020
Immunology
Acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, is a rare but devastatingly debilitating neurologic disease in children caused by a resp
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 05, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 enters the body through the respiratory system to cause the illness COVID-19. But we know
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2020
Microbiology
Vaccines that contain live attenuated viruses may be giving people some protection from serious cases of COVID-19 that i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2020
Microbiology
The 1918 pandemic flu was caused by a variant of the HIN1 strain of the influenza virus, and its genome shows that it pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Alberta in Canada have found that cannabis smoke contains 110 potentially toxic chemi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 24, 2020
Cancer
A new study investigates the causal relationship between mortality and long-term exposure to a low level of fine particu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 23, 2020
Immunology
Scientists have developed an experimental therapy for COVID-19 that uses coated nanoparticles to intercept SARS-C
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 22, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A World Health Organization study published recently in the journal Climate and Atmospheric Science reports that half of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Communities worldwide are emerging from lockdowns due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, and cases are rising.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch