Experimental stem cell treatment arrests acute lung injury in mice, study shows
February 1, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Robert Cahill
Robert.Cahill@uth.tmc.edu
713-500-3030
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Stem cell researchers exploring a new approach for the care of respiratory diseases report that an experimental treatment involving transplantable lung cells was associated with improved outcomes in tests on mice with acute lung injury. The lung cells were derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). Findings by investigators at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are scheduled to appear in the March issue of Molecular Therapy.
New potential to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
January 26, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Kristy Kain
kristy.kain@vanderbilt.edu
615-343-1298
The Company of Biologists Read more
Researchers discover gene therapy to prevent progression of emphysema
December 20, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Gina M. DiGravio
gina.digravio@bmc.org
617-638-8480
Boston University Medical Center
(Boston) Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have discovered a new gene therapy that may prevent the progression of emphysema. The study, which appears on-line in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, describes a method to express therapeutic genes in lung tissue for a lifetime after only a single treatment.
Research project yields better understanding of the defective protein that causes cystic fibrosis
December 17, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Angela Hopp
ahopp@asbmb.org
301-634-7389
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Read more
Genetic variant may control lung function and risk of COPD
December 16, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: NHLBI Communications Office
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301-496-4236
NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
What: Researchers have discovered evidence that suggests a genetic variant may be associated with better preserved lung function among children with asthma and adults who smoke, according to a new study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), which is part of the National Institutes of Health. The study also found an association between the genetic variant and a lowered risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adults who smoke. COPD is a lung disease most common among smokers, which makes it difficult to breathe.
New genes for lung disease discovered
December 12, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Dr. Martin Tobin
mt47@leicester.ac.uk
44-116-229-7270
University of Leicester Read more
Scripps research team restores some function to cells from cystic fibrosis patients
December 5, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Keith McKeown
kmckeown@scripps.edu
858-784-8134
Scripps Research Institute Read more
Physician-scientist proves stem cells heal lungs of newborn animals
November 25, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Karen Thomas
karen.thomas@ahfmr.ab.ca
403-651-1112
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Read more
Umbilical cord blood stem cell transplant may help lung, heart disorders
November 23, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Two separate studies published in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (18:8), - now freely available on-line at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/ct - have shown that transplanted human-derived umbilical cord blood (UCB) stem cells transplanted in an animal model had positive therapeutic effects on specific lung and heart disorders the animal models.
Gene therapy repairs injured human donor lungs for the first time
October 29, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
For the first time, scientists in the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University Health Network have successfully used gene therapy to repair injured human donor lungs, making them potentially suitable for transplantation into patients. This technique could significantly expand the number of donor lungs by using organs that are currently discarded, and improve outcomes after transplantation.
