European Medical Journal

Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease and Quality of Life

A European study finds hospitalisations and insufficient growth reduce health-related quality of life in childhood ...
Medscape

Interstitial Lung Disease Subtypes Are Associated With Distinct Survival Rates Despite Sharing CT Patterns

Despite patients sharing a usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern on lung CT scans, patients with connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD) demonstrated a slower ...
Medscape

Vertebral Fractures Tied to Lower Lung Volumes in Interstitial Lung Disease

Thoracic vertebral fractures may worsen lung function and reduce lung volumes in patients with interstitial lung disease.
sciencex

New clinical practice guidelines for interstitial lung disease associated with connective tissue diseases

EULAR—The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology—has worked with the European Respiratory Society (ERS) to develop new clinical practice guidelines for interstitial lung disease (ILD) ...
Nanowerk

Defect States: Imperfections That Shape Nanomaterial Properties

Defect states refer to electronic energy levels that arise from imperfections or irregularities in the crystal structure of materials, particularly in semiconductors and insulators. These ...

Tunable-pore microneedles dramatically speed up interstitial fluid sampling

Interstitial fluid mirrors many biomarkers found in blood and has attracted growing interest as a target for painless diagnostics. Microneedles offer a way to access this fluid through the skin, but ...