Posts by: Patricia Inacio PhD

Patricia Inacio PhD

Patricia holds a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from University Nova de Lisboa, and has served as an author on several research projects and fellowships, as well as major grant applications for European Agencies. She has also served as a PhD student research assistant at the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University, New York.

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019

Antibiotics May Improve Quality of Life of Bronchiectasis Patients with High Bacterial Load, Study Suggests

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Inhaled antibiotics appear to improve the quality of life of bronchiectasis patients, especially when they have a high bacterial load, a study suggests. This means that bacterial load may be ... Read more

April 11, 2019April 11, 2019

Common Allergens Linked to Poorer Lung Function in Non-CF Bronchiectasis

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Patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis across the world have high rates of sensitization to airborne allergens, namely house dust mite and the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus, a new study shows. As allergens ... Read more

April 4, 2019April 4, 2019

Vitamin D Deficiency Can Predict Severity of Bronchiectasis, Study Says

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The majority of patients with bronchiectasis are deficient in vitamin D, a feature that was found to be correlated with bronchiectasis clinical and radiological severity, a study shows. The study, “Vitamin D and ... Read more

March 14, 2019March 14, 2019

New Antibiotic Formulation Better at Controlling Infections in Bronchiectasis

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Inhaled antibiotics have been proposed as efficient treatments to reduce bacterial infections in bronchiectasis patients. Now researchers have shown that a new formulation of antibiotics using nanoparticles, called nanoplex, as ... Read more

February 7, 2019February 7, 2019

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program May Improve Physical Activity Levels in Adults with Bronchiectasis

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A home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program helped to improve the physical activity and overall clinical status of adults with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, who had low physical activity levels before the program, a ... Read more

December 20, 2018December 20, 2018

Mycobacterium abscessus Gave Rise to Autoimmune Disorder in Bronchiectasis Patient, Report Says

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A first case of an autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation of blood vessels in a bronchiectasis patient infected with Mycobacterium abscessus highlights the therapeutic challenges in managing nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections. ... Read more

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018

Pus in Sputum Associated with Disease-prone Bacteria in Bronchiectasis

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The presence of pus (purulence) in sputum samples from bronchiectasis patients is associated with an imbalance in microbial communities and a higher prevalence of potential disease-prone bacteria, a new study ... Read more

July 26, 2018July 26, 2018

Gene Mutations Linked to Other Lung Diseases May Contribute to Bronchiectasis, Study Suggests

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Mutations in genes linked to other lung diseases, specifically cystic fibrosis and primary ciliary dyskinesia, may also contribute to bronchiectasis, according to researchers from China. Their study, “Next-generation sequencing for identifying ... Read more

March 13, 2018March 13, 2018

Aradigm Asks EU to Approve Linhaliq for Bronchiectasis Patients’ Bacterial Infections

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Aradigm Corporation has submitted a marketing authorization request to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for Linhaliq as a treatment for non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFBE) patients who with a chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterial ... Read more

February 15, 2018February 15, 2018

Stem Cell Transplants Rejuvenate Chinese Bronchiectasis Patients’ Damaged Lungs

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Chinese medical scientists used stem cell transplants to rejuvenate the damaged lungs of two bronchiectasis patients, a study reports. An article on the pilot clinical trial’s results appeared in the journal ... Read more