Respiratory Therapy

Researchers found that five core values—safety, knowledge, trust, humanity, and autonomy—shape how minority parents approach pediatric vaccination.
RT’s Three Key Takeaways: Core Decision Values: Researchers identified safety, knowledge, trust, humanity, and autonomy as the five primary values parents use to evaluate COVID-19 vaccination ...

Combining formoterol and methacholine significantly improves mucociliary clearance in animal models of cystic fibrosis, compared to using either drug alone.
RT’s Three Key Takeaways: Drug Synergy: Resear...

Researchers identified autoantibodies as a driver of long COVID symptoms in a subset of individuals, suggesting new treatment pathways.
RT’s Three Key Takeaways: Autoimmune Driver Identified: Research shows t...

Researchers at Adelaide University developed a lipid-polymer vehicle that improves drug bioavailability and reduces systemic toxicity in preclinical models of lung cancer.
RT’s Three Key Takeaways: Increased Bioavailability: The hybrid nanoparticles improve the delivery of lung cancer medications by more than 30-fold while reducing exposu...

New AASM survey data shows men and younger adults are most likely to report better sleep with marijuana use.
RT’s Three Key Takeaways: Perceived Sleep Benefit: One-third of adults report that marijuana helps them sleep slightly or significantly better, according to new survey data. Demographic Trends: Men and adults ag...