Cigarette smoke can reprogram cells in your airways, causing COPD to hang on after smoking ends

A new discovery offers hope for ways to treat a debilitating disease that has become a leading cause of death in the US..

Bradley Richmond, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University • conversation
Oct. 28, 2020 ~8 min

Anti-inflammatory drug improves survival in COVID-19 patients

Researchers have found that a targeted therapy with tocilizumab reduced mortality by 30 percent for critically ill COVID-19 patients when administered within the first two days of ICU admission.

Haley Bridger • harvard
Oct. 20, 2020 ~8 min


New imaging agent zeroes in on lung inflammation

Doctors haven't had a good way to image early inflammation, but tests with mice suggest a new agent could improve things. It could even work on COVID-19.

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
Oct. 1, 2020 ~8 min

New imaging agent zeroes in on lung inflammation

Doctors haven't had a good way to image early inflammation, but tests with mice suggest a new agent could improve things. It could even work on COVID-19.

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
Oct. 1, 2020 ~8 min

How coronavirus kickstarts deadly lung inflammation

"Why do some people generate this very profound response, especially elderly people or people with underlying health conditions?" New research may explain.

Kat McAlpine-Boston • futurity
Sept. 28, 2020 ~11 min

How coronavirus kickstarts deadly lung inflammation

"Why do some people generate this very profound response, especially elderly people or people with underlying health conditions?" New research may explain.

Kat McAlpine-Boston • futurity
Sept. 28, 2020 ~11 min

An optimistic outlook may be a healthier one

A Harvard Chan School study has found a link between optimism and hypertension, describing the positive force as having a “protective effect” on individuals, including those in combat.

Amy Roeder • harvard
Sept. 24, 2020 ~6 min

‘Toe spring’ shoes can lead to long-term pain

"Toe spring" shoes may give the muscles in your feet a break—but that might not be a good thing in the long run.

Cory Nealon-Buffalo • futurity
Sept. 21, 2020 ~4 min


Tweak could boost vaccine protection and cut inflammation

"We thought that the molecule would decrease inflammation, but we were surprised to see that it could provide more protection at the same time."

U. Chicago • futurity
Sept. 18, 2020 ~6 min

Turmeric-based drug eases eye inflammation in dogs

A new medication made from a compound in turmeric shows promise in treating uveitis, an eye inflammation condition, in dogs. Can it work for people?

Jennifer Gauntt • futurity
Sept. 8, 2020 ~5 min

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