Yohannes Tesfaigzi

Professor, Mass General Brigham, Environmental stress + pollution + susceptibility = chronic diseases. Try sports, outdoors and music to balance susceptibility

[Yohannes Tesfaigzi @ytesfaig]

Predictable summer tragedy! Wildfires force 1,200 evacuations in CA; unreported, but worse world-wide. Millions with lung diseases inhale particulates and suffer from lung, heart, and blood diseases. Advanced research in this field needed @NHLBI @COPDFoundation @LungAssociation

[Yohannes Tesfaigzi @ytesfaig]

Join us for the COPD-iNET meeting in Boston on November 4-5, 2024. We have outstanding speakers from around the world to learn and discuss how to tackle this difficult disease. @COPD_inet; @copdfoundation, @nih_nhlbi

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@LungHealthMUC @AlionderCPC Wow, great news Önder. Congratulations!!!

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@AjpLung

[Yohannes Tesfaigzi @ytesfaig]

@COPD, @LungAssociation. COPD research suffers from lack of animal models reflecting human disease. Six-month CS exposure of C57Bl/6 mice does not cause persistent emphysema after cessation of CS for 6 months. Preexisting susceptibility is needed; see our short report @AJPlung.

[Yohannes Tesfaigzi @ytesfaig]

The @COPDFoundation in @TheLancet emphasizes - only 25% of COPD is diagnosed in the USA; likely worse world-wide; because of neglect by funding agencies. Affected low-income communities need to speak out; also, all who advance treatment/care for this disease @copd_inet @nih_nhlbi

[Yohannes Tesfaigzi @ytesfaig]

@COPD driven by low-level inflammation due to a susceptibility gene; our new study in @jclinicalinvest shows involvement of proteasomes. Low-level inflammation enhances effect of environmental pollutants, infections, and aging. An important factor for COPD!!

[Yohannes Tesfaigzi @ytesfaig]

In 2023, COPD affected 20 million people in the US and 300 million globally. Unfortunately, funding for this major killer of primarily of disadvantaged populations is minimal because of lack of advocacy by researchers and patients. #COPD, @m_konigshoff, @NHLBI_LUNGDir

[Yohannes Tesfaigzi @ytesfaig]

It was an honor to give the Mary Williams Lecture at the @BUMCPulmonary Center. More importantly to get feedback from the many excellent lung experts at the Center with an amazing rich history in lung research.

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A big thank you to the @Helmholtz team for organizing the first @COPDiNET meeting in rural Bavaria on basic and translational aspects of COPD. The scientific talks were a great foundation for the focused goal of "curing COPD together."

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Check out this reliable risk calculator developed by Miguel Divo. @ERJournal People who have pre-COPD can estimate their risk for developing COPD. @copd_inet

[Yohannes Tesfaigzi @ytesfaig]

The Lancet Commission states that COPD research is underfunded by the NIH compared with asthma: In 2020, asthma received $81,500 and COPD less than $800 per US death. The reason is: risk factors are associated with low socioeconomic status, and the underprivileged have no voice.

[Yohannes Tesfaigzi @ytesfaig]

@AlionderCPC @LungHealthMUC @copd_inet Looking forward to seeing you All and discussing lung function and airway biology. Stop by Session B94 on Monday - COPD Early and Established.