Breakthrough Drug Discovered For Asthma And COPD Treatment by Pooja Shete on January 9, 2021 at 1:22 PM
Even though progress has been made in managing asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), poorly controlled symptoms for these respiratory diseases can lead to severe shortness of breath, hospitalizations or even death.
The study conducted at the University Of South Florida Morsani College Of Medicine is published in the journal
ACS Pharmacology and Translational Science.
Stephen Liggett, MD, vice dean for research at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine and a USF Health professor of medicine, molecular pharmacology and physiology, and biomedical engineering said,
Oral Hormone Therapy Women Linked To Heart Disease by Pooja Shete on December 22, 2020 at 7:35 PM
Oral hormone therapy can significantly alter the products of metabolism in post menopausal women. For this research, blood samples from the landmark Women s Health Initiative (WHI) study were examined. This can help explain the disease risks and the protective effects which are linked to different hormone therapy regimen.
The study led by a team of scientists including a University of Massachusetts Amherst biostatistician was published in the
Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine.
Raji Balasubramanian, associate professor in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, whose research connects biostatistics, molecular epidemiology and women s health said,