Can 3-D Printing Produce Lung and Liver Tissue for Transplants?
New technique creates working models—with a little help from grocery-store food coloring-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Lung cancer: Less invasive surgery for faster recovery
(University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) ) Every day, 78 Canadians receive a diagnosis of lung cancer, the most deadly form of cancer. Some will have one lobe of a lung removed. The results of a large international clinical study led...
A deep-learning model may help predict lung cancer survival and outcomes
(American Association for Cancer Research) A deep-learning model developed using serial image scans of tumors from patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) predicted treatment response and survival outcomes better than standard clinical param...
Focus on immunotherapy and patient perspective at IASLC 2019 Small Cell Lung Cancer Meeting
(International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer) While non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the more common form of lung cancer and attracts the lion's share of the research funding, recent developments in small cell lung cancer may be...
$6.1 million in grants pave way for TGen-led studies of deadly lung diseases
(The Translational Genomics Research Institute) The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, has received a total of $6.1 million in two grants - a $3.5 million federal grant from the National Institutes of Heal...
New heated tobacco device causes same damage to lung cells as e-cigs and smoking
(European Lung Foundation) A new study that directly compares new heated tobacco devices with vaping and traditional cigarettes shows that all three are toxic to human lung cells.