High serum type I interferon (IFN) scores, measured through six chemokines, correlated with poorer lung function and health ... using a six-analyte serum test to determine IFN scores.

Other important risk factors included active smoking, presence of comorbidities, and elevated FVC/DLCO ratio. The study analyzed demographic, clinical, and radiological features of 86 patients ...

In idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, higher risk of mortality and lung transplant is linked to small decreases in FVC% predicted and DLCO% predicted.

Adding two weeks of continuous positive airway pressure for preterm infants in the hospital substantially improves lung ...

Background Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is essential for assessing patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) ...

McEvoy's research team plans to continue to study the children from the randomized trial at OHSU through age 10, with yearly lung function tests to investigate the duration of the benefit of ...

The global platelet function test market is poised for robust growth over the next decade, fueled by innovations in diagnostic technologies and increasing demand for personalized, preventive ...

Routine Asthma Test More Reliable in the Morning and Has Seasonal Effects, Say Doctors Mar. 12, 2025 — A lung function test used to help diagnose asthma works better in the morning, becoming ...