Improvised latex-glove breathing device matches Acapella for lung recovery after upper abdominal surgery
A Nigerian quasi-experimental trial of 46 patients found that a low-cost PEP device made from a latex glove and syringe ...
Tag: spirometry
Cumulative Wood-Dust Exposure and Smoking Together Raise Restrictive Lung Damage Risk in Rubberwood Workers
A retrospective cohort study of 372 Thai rubberwood furniture workers found that cumulative respirable wood-dust exposure was independently associated with ...
One Resistance Session Alters Blood Pressure and Heart Rate in Postmenopausal Women
A randomized trial of eighty four postmenopausal women found that a single body weight resistance training session significantly reduced heart ...
Never-Smoker COPD Shows Stronger Lung Function Gains from Salbutamol and Glycopyrronium
A comparative spirometry study finds never-smokers with COPD show greater and more frequent lung function improvement after salbutamol and glycopyrronium ...
Simple blood and lung tests may predict airway hyperresponsiveness before provocation testing
An interpretable model and scorecard built from routine lung function and blood markers predicted bronchial hyperresponsiveness with an AUC near ...
Beyond Airflow: Lung Diffusion and Heart Strain Track Depression and Anxiety in COPD
In 56 stable Japanese COPD outpatients, depressive and anxiety symptoms correlated with impaired lung diffusion capacity and echocardiographic pulmonary hemodynamic ...
AI cough screening flags tuberculosis risk in large Indian community pilot
A six-week field deployment of AI cough-analysis screening in Andhra Pradesh flagged 780 people at TB risk, confirmed 11 cases ...
Firewood school kitchens linked to respiratory harm in rural Assam workers
A cross-sectional study of 130 cook-cum-helpers in rural Assam found that workers in firewood school kitchens had a 28.4 percentage-point ...
Active Vaping and Smoking Tied to Poorer Asthma Control in Teens, Study Finds
A retrospective study of 208 Turkish adolescents with asthma found that active tobacco or nicotine product use was associated with ...
Simple spirometry index flags hidden upper airway obstruction in lung clinic patients
A retrospective study of 244 spirometry patients found the expiratory disproportion index identified three upper airway obstructions later confirmed by ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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