Search Tag: Lung
Novel 3D 'Lung-On-A-Chip' Model to Test New COVID-19 Therapies
2021 07 May
COVID-19 is the most recent, but certainly not the only condition to affect and cause serious damage to the lung. Asthma, COPD, influenza and pneumonia, among other respiratory diseases often lead to lung failure — one of the leading causes of death globally. Researchers are in a continuous struggle to understand the mechanisms related to these severe... Read more
ELCC 2020 - European Lung Cancer Congress
2020 15 Apr
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 HEALTH CONCERNS Find ESMO on Social Media Read more
Lung Recruitment in Patients with Severe ARDS
2019 30 Aug
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) affects up to 10% of patients in the ICU. Typical symptoms of ARDS include an increase in lung weight and a reduction of aerated lung tissue. For the treatment of ARDS alveolar recruitment is key, however, this has not yet been shown to benefit severe ARDS cases. It has been suggested that lung recruitment... Read more
Vaping and Lung Injury
2019 28 Aug
The U.S. Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) is currently investigating 193 cases where severe lung injury has been linked to e-cigarettes or ‘vaping’ use across 22 states in America, with one reported death. Vaping has gained significant popularity over the past few years, especially amongst teenagers, as an alternative to traditional... Read more
The BIR/DMC Radiology Reporting "Hands-On" training series: HRCT in diffuse lung diseases
2019 25 Sep
Find BIR on Social Media Read more
ISMRM 2019 - 27th Annual Meeting & Exhibition
2019 11 May
Follow the ISMRM on Social Media Read more
When is mechanical ventilation harmful to the lung?
2018 07 Nov
Ventilator-induced lung injury is a multifaceted problem that has progressively become a preoccupation for intensivists and anaesthesiologists. Interestingly, it has taken many years to realise that mechanical ventilation, a life-saving technique, could also induce harm, according to an Editorial article published online in the journal Anesthesiology.... Read more
Six Days Without a Lung – a Look into the Future of Medical Technology
2017 12 Apr
The dramatic story of Canadian Melissa Benoit, who lived for six days without a lung, shows a view of a new chapter in the history of medical technology. The novalung iLA membrane lung, which replaced the functions of the lung, is a product of XENIOS AG. As a strategic partner of XOR Labs in Toronto, both companies wanted to cooperate to revolutionize... Read more
Using Light To Examine Lungs Of Premature Babies
2016 23 Mar
Research from Lund University in Sweden suggests that in the future, tests to see how much premature air babies’ lungs contain as their lungs are not sufficiently developed could be done using laser light, which at present can only be done using X-rays. The researchers suggest that this method could also be be employed to measure oxygen among... Read more
‘Salt’ MRI May Show Greater Detail in Kidney Scans
2016 21 Mar
MRI experts at the University of Nottingham have won a £1 million grant to conduct research using the body’s natural sodium (salt) content that could lead to greater detail in kidney scans. The research, that will provide a more detailed picture of tissue health and disease, is to be pioneered by the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) team at... Read more