Pulmonology & Critical Care
Research and innovation from Vanderbilt Lung Institute’s pulmonology and critical-care experts

Advanced EVLP Could Extend the Lung Transplant Window
Researchers take another landmark step toward reviving “unusable” lungs.
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Untangling Childhood Asthma Disparities
Study shows that neighborhood factors track with asthma morbidity, but race and ethnicity remain independent factors.

AI to Address Questions Left by Lung Screenings
Research team refines method for diagnosis of indeterminant lung nodules using artificial intelligence and advanced learning.

Making Sense of Macrophage Diversity in Lung Healing
Study describes fluorescence-activated cell-sorting technique for more targeted study of inflammation and aging in lungs.
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Ketamine Lowers Pressure in Pediatric TBI
New, retrospective analysis could help reverse decades-old thinking.

Target for Lung-Cancer Subtype Identified
Multifaceted study connects early amplified oncogene MDM2 with outcomes and therapy responses.

RSV Exposure Heightens Childhood Asthma Risk
The new INSPIRE study demonstrates associations between first-year RSV infection and asthma.

Excess Amniotic Fluid Tied to Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Large database elucidates new association between neonatal exposures and lung disease development.

Serologies Identify Myopathies Disguised as Lung Disease
Experts stress delays in diagnosing anti-tRNA synthetase syndrome can be corrected with comprehensive serologies.

Diabetes-targeting Agonists Eyed for Asthma, Obesity Use
Drugs reduce symptoms and cut health care visits for overweight patients who also have asthma.