UM Miller School of Medicine: How Brain Trauma Triggers Lung Damage and a Promising Path to Prevention
September 13, 2025
September 13, 2025
MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news:
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How Brain Trauma Triggers Lung Damage and a Promising Path to Prevention
Summary
* Up to 30% of TBI patients develop acute lung injury or its more severe form, acute respiratory distress syndrome.
* Researcher Dr. Nadine Kerr has identified a brain-lung inflammasome axis, where brain-derived extracellular vesicles . . .
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How Brain Trauma Triggers Lung Damage and a Promising Path to Prevention
Summary
* Up to 30% of TBI patients develop acute lung injury or its more severe form, acute respiratory distress syndrome.
* Researcher Dr. Nadine Kerr has identified a brain-lung inflammasome axis, where brain-derived extracellular vesicles . . .