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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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JAN 17, 2023Microbiology
Fungi that can cause lung infections are all over our environment. Recent research has highlighted how much fungal speci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2023Cannabis Sciences
Portland State University researchers examined the potential risks of vaping cannabinoid acetates, and they found that h ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 14, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The virus that causes COVID-19 uses the upper airways as a "launchpad" to infect others, said the researchers.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have sought to learn what types of cells SARS-CoV-2 infects. For m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2022Health & Medicine
Our immune system has to be able to rapidly mount a response to pathogenic invaders, wounds, and other injuries. But it ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2022Cardiology
Home air purifiers can improve some markers of cardiovascular health.Written By: Savannah LoganDEC 07, 2022Immunology
Most people would agree that colds and especially flu infections are far more common in winter. While we know that some ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2022Neuroscience
Drugs that effectively treat disorders of the brain are very challenging to develop. In the past few decades, researcher ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2022Immunology
As people age, their immune system does not function as well as it did when they were younger, probably due to natural a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2022Cannabis Sciences
What do hemp growers do with the biomass left over after the cannabinoids have been extracted? Here's what they do.Written By: Helaine KrysikNOV 17, 2022Microbiology
Various types of fungi in soils are causing serious lung infections in 48 of 50 US states, and the District of Columbia, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2022Health & Medicine
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists and clinicians knew that the virus could cause myriad healt ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2022Neuroscience
Researchers have found that a bacterium that travels via the olfactory nerve from the nose to the brain may lead to Alzh ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 03, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
As COVID-19 and flu virus infection rates are on the rise, another virus is now wreaking havoc on the United States ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizNOV 02, 2022Microbiology
While different strains of influenza virus can co-infect cells and form hybrid flus, virus co-infections have tended to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 27, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis has medical benefits, but it also has potential side effects as well. Here's what to know.Written By: Helaine KrysikOCT 26, 2022Health & Medicine
Cases of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), are surging among children. RSV is a common respiratory illness and it norma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Fibrotic interstitial lung disease (fILD) is a frustratingly difficult disease to characterize. For one, fiLD is difficu ...Written By: Zoe MichaudOCT 21, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Substances that activate adrenaline receptors as opposed to opioid receptors have similar pain-relieving properties to o ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 21, 2022Health & Medicine
A study published in Nature provides insight into how the brain processes sensory information from the internal organs. ...Written By: Kerry CharronOCT 20, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Workers in cannabis production facilities face health hazards. Here's what they are.Written By: Helaine KrysikOCT 19, 2022Health & Medicine
Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and National Jewish Health teamed up to investigate lung disease seen ...Written By: Kerry CharronOCT 14, 2022Neuroscience
Within five years of being diagnosed with dementia, people are commonly prescribed three drugs or more to treat multiple ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 14, 2022Microbiology
Labroots’ virtual events are a tremendous way to network and learn about the research of others in your field. The ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 17, 2023
Microbiology
Fungi that can cause lung infections are all over our environment. Recent research has highlighted how much fungal speci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
Portland State University researchers examined the potential risks of vaping cannabinoid acetates, and they found that h
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 14, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The virus that causes COVID-19 uses the upper airways as a "launchpad" to infect others, said the researchers.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have sought to learn what types of cells SARS-CoV-2 infects. For m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2022
Health & Medicine
Our immune system has to be able to rapidly mount a response to pathogenic invaders, wounds, and other injuries. But it
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2022
Cardiology
Home air purifiers can improve some markers of cardiovascular health.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
DEC 07, 2022
Immunology
Most people would agree that colds and especially flu infections are far more common in winter. While we know that some
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2022
Neuroscience
Drugs that effectively treat disorders of the brain are very challenging to develop. In the past few decades, researcher
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2022
Immunology
As people age, their immune system does not function as well as it did when they were younger, probably due to natural a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
What do hemp growers do with the biomass left over after the cannabinoids have been extracted? Here's what they do.
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
NOV 17, 2022
Microbiology
Various types of fungi in soils are causing serious lung infections in 48 of 50 US states, and the District of Columbia,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2022
Health & Medicine
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists and clinicians knew that the virus could cause myriad healt
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2022
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that a bacterium that travels via the olfactory nerve from the nose to the brain may lead to Alzh
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 03, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
As COVID-19 and flu virus infection rates are on the rise, another virus is now wreaking havoc on the United States
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
NOV 02, 2022
Microbiology
While different strains of influenza virus can co-infect cells and form hybrid flus, virus co-infections have tended to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis has medical benefits, but it also has potential side effects as well. Here's what to know.
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
OCT 26, 2022
Health & Medicine
Cases of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), are surging among children. RSV is a common respiratory illness and it norma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Fibrotic interstitial lung disease (fILD) is a frustratingly difficult disease to characterize. For one, fiLD is difficu
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
OCT 21, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Substances that activate adrenaline receptors as opposed to opioid receptors have similar pain-relieving properties to o
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 21, 2022
Health & Medicine
A study published in Nature provides insight into how the brain processes sensory information from the internal organs.
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
OCT 20, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Workers in cannabis production facilities face health hazards. Here's what they are.
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
OCT 19, 2022
Health & Medicine
Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and National Jewish Health teamed up to investigate lung disease seen
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
OCT 14, 2022
Neuroscience
Within five years of being diagnosed with dementia, people are commonly prescribed three drugs or more to treat multiple
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 14, 2022
Microbiology
Labroots’ virtual events are a tremendous way to network and learn about the research of others in your field. The
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc