Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a clinically under-recognized inherited disorder affecting the lungs and the liver. The most common manifestations are pulmonary emphysema, bronchiectasis and liver disease. The recent publication of the European Respiratory Society statement on diagnosis and ...
Life expectancy at birth is defined as how long, on average, a newborn can expect to live if current death rates do not change. The life expectancy in the United States, before COVID, was 78.7 years, and the current life expectancy for World in 2021 is 72.81 years, a 0.24% increase ...
This is a serious problem because the microbiome plays a significant role in functioning of the intestinal barrier, metabolism, drug absorption, and in course of many types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) [33]. To overcome these limitations, microfluidic intestinal systems have been developed ...
As for the airways, it is also important to remember that occasionally there are concomitant diseases involving lung parenchyma, such as sarcoidosis and emphysema related to AATD [30]. Radiological Patterns of Lung Involvement in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Correct responding was measured via direct obse...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common condition, associated with increasing age and smoking exposure. COPD is a leading cause of morbidity, mortality and health care expenditure worldwide; yet, only 1015% of all cases are identified medically. Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD...
(2013) [24] concluded that outbreaks of waterborne infectious disease do occur after an extreme water-related weather event in both developed and developing countries. A study on the quality of urban floodwater in Utrecht, the Netherlands, has shown that the floodwater quality is similar to ...