-
2 months ago | 
copdnewstoday.com | Caroline Gainer |Lindsey Shapiro |Patricia Inacio |Yedida Y Bogachkov
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) makes it hard to breathe, and many of us with the disease know that breathing exercises can help. Still, a study published in October in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation suggested that a combined inspiratory (inhalation) and expiratory (exhalation) muscle strength training device can help strengthen the muscles that aid in breathing.
-
Jan 23, 2025 | 
myastheniagravisnews.com | Margarida Maia |Shawna Barnes |Yedida Y Bogachkov |Steve Bryson
People who are genetically predisposed to myasthenia gravis (MG) are more likely to develop Graves’ disease and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, two autoimmune diseases of the thyroid gland, according to a study in China. Researchers also found a genetic link in the opposite direction, where being genetically predisposed to Graves’ disease or autoimmune hypothyroidism — when the thyroid gland becomes underactive — increased the likelihood of developing MG.
-
Jan 22, 2025 | 
cushingsdiseasenews.com | Patricia Inacio |Yedida Y Bogachkov |Marisa Wexler |Katherine Poinsatte
A 5-year-old boy with an inflammatory skin condition developed Cushing’s syndrome following a year of his parents’ use of a topical corticosteroid cream to treat his psoriasis, according to a new case study.
-
Jan 10, 2025 | 
pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com | Lindsey Shapiro |Steve Bryson |Yedida Y Bogachkov |Andrea Lobo
Inhibiting the HIF2 protein — fully, hypoxia-inducible factor 2 — was found to ease scarring in a mouse model of lung injury and could be a promising therapeutic strategy for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), according to the results of new preclinical research. In the lab, a team of U.S. scientists identified that HIF signaling was overly active in abnormal airway cells from IPF patients.
-
Dec 4, 2024 | 
rettsyndromenews.com | Steve Bryson |Andrea Lobo |Yedida Y Bogachkov |Marta Costa Figueiredo
A research team has identified Rett syndrome-specific molecules that regulate gene activity, called microRNAs, that are associated with the growth of patient-derived brain cells and may serve as biomarkers for monitoring Rett progression. Using 3D organoids that mimic the brain, the team identified these microRNA fingerprints within extracellular vesicles (EVs), tiny particles secreted by cells that carry various bioactive molecules, including miRNAs, to promote cell-to-cell communication.
-
Nov 13, 2024 | 
charcot-marie-toothnews.com | Marisa Wexler |Alice Melão |Yedida Y Bogachkov |Shayna Korol
A team of U.S. researchers is calling for routine screening for hip dysplasia — when the bones in the hip joint don’t fit together correctly, causing instability — among children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), after their work revealed it to be a common but underrecognized problem in young people with the inherited condition.
-
Oct 28, 2024 | 
cysticfibrosisnewstoday.com | Esteban Cerezo |Yedida Y Bogachkov |Andrea Lobo |Lindsey Shapiro
A young man with cystic fibrosis (CF) no longer had gallbladder complications one year after starting treatment with the CF medication Trikafta, according to a case report from Italy. “To the best of our knowledge this is the first case reported in literature” of Trikafta successfully treating gallbladder disease, the researchers wrote.
-
Aug 8, 2024 | 
pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com | Charlene Marshall |Lindsey Shapiro |Yedida Y Bogachkov
Living with a rare disease is expensive. While I agree with the cliches that “money can’t buy happiness” and “time is more valuable than money,” the limited financial aid available to patients stresses me out. When I was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in 2016, I wasn’t thinking about the expenses that’d be involved. Although IPF is a progressive and life-threatening lung disease, I lived well with it for the first couple years.
-
Jul 26, 2024 | 
pulmonaryhypertensionnews.com | Margarida Maia |Patricia Inacio |Steve Bryson |Yedida Y Bogachkov
Measuring blood vessel function in the arm in a noninvasive way can help predict pulmonary hypertension (PH) when combined with certain heart measurements, a study has found. The study, “Endothelial Function Correlates With Pulmonary Pressures in Subjects With Clinically Suspected Pulmonary Hypertension,” was published in The American Journal of Cardiology. PH occurs when blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries that carry blood from the heart to the lungs is too high.
-
May 15, 2024 | 
ancavasculitisnews.com | Allison Ross |Yedida Y Bogachkov
Karna Karlsrud, left, poses for a photo with her daughter, Clea, who has vasculitis. (Photos courtesy of Karna Karlsrud) This is Karna Karlsrud’s story:When I adopted my beautiful daughter, Clea, 23 years ago, the social worker told me in many conversations that fantasy is worse than reality, so I should practice telling my child her birth story, aka her adoptive story, when she was very little.
