Posts by: Ines Martins, PhD

Ines Martins, PhD

Inês Martins holds a BSc in Cell and Molecular Biology from Universidade Nova de Lisboa and is currently finishing her PhD in Biomedical Sciences at Universidade de Lisboa. Her work has been focused on blood vessels and their role in both hematopoiesis and cancer development.

August 18, 2016August 18, 2016

Airway Hyperreactivity Test May Identify COPD Patients with Asthma Overlap

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Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who exhibit asthma symptoms may have poorer outcomes than other COPD patients, according to a study developed by researchers at St Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, ... Read more

July 21, 2016July 21, 2016

Opioid Use in Older COPD Patients Can Worsen Prognosis

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Treating older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with opioids may not be the best idea. Researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital, in Toronto, Canada, have shown that new ... Read more

June 21, 2016June 21, 2016

Triple Combination Therapy Shows Promise in COPD; Superior to Symbicort/Turbohaler Therapies

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GlaxoSmithKline and Innoviva announced positive data from the Phase 3 FULFIL clinical trial evaluating their investigational triple combination therapy with fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol (FF/UMEC/IV) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). FULFIL ... Read more

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