Ellen Forty
@ln4t.bsky.social
Scientist by nature 🌷, animal lover by heart 🐈 and working in research advocacy for Asthma+Lung UK by day 🫁.
If you work in respiratory research take a look 👀 at our Thorax editorial doi.org/10.1136/thor... 📖 to align your research interests with the Lung Research Grand Challenges, + read how this ambitous initiative can knit together our field into something greater than the sum of its parts. 👇
October 16, 2025 at 8:06 AM
If you work in respiratory research take a look 👀 at our Thorax editorial doi.org/10.1136/thor... 📖 to align your research interests with the Lung Research Grand Challenges, + read how this ambitous initiative can knit together our field into something greater than the sum of its parts. 👇
Did I hear this right this morning at #ERS2025?! Targeting sonic hedgehog 🦔 pathway indicating impact on regressing fibrosis in IPF 🎉 scurrying off to read the new paper on this phase 2 RCT…👀
September 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Did I hear this right this morning at #ERS2025?! Targeting sonic hedgehog 🦔 pathway indicating impact on regressing fibrosis in IPF 🎉 scurrying off to read the new paper on this phase 2 RCT…👀
Attended this session yesterday at #ERS2025 - benefits of singing 🎶 for chronic lung conditions - great to see RCT approach demonstrating empirically the positive impact non-pharmacological approaches can have for patients. Even better ton include ILD patients! www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Study finds singing these three songs could help treat lung disease
Researchers may have found a safe and effective treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and interstitial lung disease (ILD)
www.independent.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Attended this session yesterday at #ERS2025 - benefits of singing 🎶 for chronic lung conditions - great to see RCT approach demonstrating empirically the positive impact non-pharmacological approaches can have for patients. Even better ton include ILD patients! www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Really excited to attend fantastic ILD session this morning #ERS2025. Featuring a great talk by my previous lab supervisor (delighted to still get to see my name acknowledged on screen! 🤓). Underlying message from session was remaining need for magic drug ✨✨💊that can actually stop ILD progression
September 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Really excited to attend fantastic ILD session this morning #ERS2025. Featuring a great talk by my previous lab supervisor (delighted to still get to see my name acknowledged on screen! 🤓). Underlying message from session was remaining need for magic drug ✨✨💊that can actually stop ILD progression
It’s been ~10 years since landmark antifibrotics became available for pulmonary fibrosis (which isn’t much longer than I’ve been out of active research) and this slide at #ERS2025 really struck me. Intolerability of existing drugs needs to drive forward better treatments for IPF patients 🫁💊
September 28, 2025 at 11:41 AM
It’s been ~10 years since landmark antifibrotics became available for pulmonary fibrosis (which isn’t much longer than I’ve been out of active research) and this slide at #ERS2025 really struck me. Intolerability of existing drugs needs to drive forward better treatments for IPF patients 🫁💊
Science at #ERS2025 starting off strong, sharing the hidden burden of undiagnosed airway disease 👇🏻Shockingly the majority of these hidden patients already have advanced lung disease. We need more research in this area to help end the #DiagnosisDelay
September 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Science at #ERS2025 starting off strong, sharing the hidden burden of undiagnosed airway disease 👇🏻Shockingly the majority of these hidden patients already have advanced lung disease. We need more research in this area to help end the #DiagnosisDelay
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Factors other than smoking are bigger drivers of the global COPD burden. Urgent need to study broader factors such as air pollution. #ERS2025
September 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Factors other than smoking are bigger drivers of the global COPD burden. Urgent need to study broader factors such as air pollution. #ERS2025
Excited to be en route to #ERS2025 congress in Amsterdam 🇳🇱 to hear the latest discoveries in lung science gathering intel for @asthmaandlung.org.uk. Harking back to this pic from the last time I attended this conference👇🏻, presenting my own work 9 years ago (almost to the day!) 😱🫁
September 27, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Excited to be en route to #ERS2025 congress in Amsterdam 🇳🇱 to hear the latest discoveries in lung science gathering intel for @asthmaandlung.org.uk. Harking back to this pic from the last time I attended this conference👇🏻, presenting my own work 9 years ago (almost to the day!) 😱🫁
Acurate and timely diagnosis is fundamental for patients, but also crucial to facilitate the research pipeline. Without optimal diagnostics we can't identify people to receive future transformative treatments, or intervene with innovative stratgies to prevent occurence and worsening of disease.
We’re on a mission to get fast, accurate diagnoses for people with lung condition and help fund research just like Professor Durrington's. Together, we can end the #DiagnosisDelay. Head to our website for more information: www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/blog/researc...
Timing it right - how does your body clock affect your asthma?
Professor Hannah Durrington is a consultant in respiratory medicine and senior clinical lecturer at the University of Manchester. Her research focuses on asthma and the body clock and has been support...
www.asthmaandlung.org.uk
September 17, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Acurate and timely diagnosis is fundamental for patients, but also crucial to facilitate the research pipeline. Without optimal diagnostics we can't identify people to receive future transformative treatments, or intervene with innovative stratgies to prevent occurence and worsening of disease.
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Right now, thousands of people are struggling to breathe while they wait for a diagnosis. This delay can be catastrophic, we can change that. We’re on a mission to get fast, accurate diagnoses for people with lung conditions. #DiagnosisDelay
Find out more information: bit.ly/4peMHM0
Find out more information: bit.ly/4peMHM0
September 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Right now, thousands of people are struggling to breathe while they wait for a diagnosis. This delay can be catastrophic, we can change that. We’re on a mission to get fast, accurate diagnoses for people with lung conditions. #DiagnosisDelay
Find out more information: bit.ly/4peMHM0
Find out more information: bit.ly/4peMHM0
Just one week to go 📣 until the
@asthmaandlung.org.uk and Our Future Health webinar (10 June, 12-2pm BST). Respiratory researchers join us to hear about the UK’s largest health research programme and how it can be part of your work. Register here ➡️http://bit.ly/43JEFRg
@asthmaandlung.org.uk and Our Future Health webinar (10 June, 12-2pm BST). Respiratory researchers join us to hear about the UK’s largest health research programme and how it can be part of your work. Register here ➡️http://bit.ly/43JEFRg
June 3, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Just one week to go 📣 until the
@asthmaandlung.org.uk and Our Future Health webinar (10 June, 12-2pm BST). Respiratory researchers join us to hear about the UK’s largest health research programme and how it can be part of your work. Register here ➡️http://bit.ly/43JEFRg
@asthmaandlung.org.uk and Our Future Health webinar (10 June, 12-2pm BST). Respiratory researchers join us to hear about the UK’s largest health research programme and how it can be part of your work. Register here ➡️http://bit.ly/43JEFRg
Better treatment options for respiratory conditions depend on clinical trials ➡️ Clinical trials depend on research volunteers ➡️ Sign up to #BePartOfResearch with @nihr.bsky.social to help transform lung 🫁 health for everyone. Especially pertinent in the week of #InternationalClinicalTrialsDay!
Do you want to take part in medial research trials to help find a cure for lung conditions?
@nihr.bsky.social need your help to help grow the number of research volunteers and studies. You can find out more here: www.nihr.ac.uk/sign-be-part... #BePartOfResearch
@nihr.bsky.social need your help to help grow the number of research volunteers and studies. You can find out more here: www.nihr.ac.uk/sign-be-part... #BePartOfResearch
May 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Better treatment options for respiratory conditions depend on clinical trials ➡️ Clinical trials depend on research volunteers ➡️ Sign up to #BePartOfResearch with @nihr.bsky.social to help transform lung 🫁 health for everyone. Especially pertinent in the week of #InternationalClinicalTrialsDay!
Respiratory researchers 📣 join @asthmaandlung.org.uk and Our Future Health on 10 June (12-2pm) to find out how the UK’s largest health research programme can help your work. Dr Samantha Walker will be sharing why connected health data is important for research progress. Register here ➡️ orlo.uk/f7dYg
May 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Respiratory researchers 📣 join @asthmaandlung.org.uk and Our Future Health on 10 June (12-2pm) to find out how the UK’s largest health research programme can help your work. Dr Samantha Walker will be sharing why connected health data is important for research progress. Register here ➡️ orlo.uk/f7dYg
Great blog from the R&I team at @asthmaandlung.org.uk highlighting why we patients deserve more research that delivers better diagnostics, curative treatments and support to prevent worsening of their lung condition www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/blog/researc...
Research is bridging the gap between everyday health and science
From exploring the genetic cues behind asthma to studying how air pollution affects the lungs, research is leading the way to better lung health.
www.asthmaandlung.org.uk
May 1, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Great blog from the R&I team at @asthmaandlung.org.uk highlighting why we patients deserve more research that delivers better diagnostics, curative treatments and support to prevent worsening of their lung condition www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/blog/researc...
This feels like an exciting step towards an actual cure for the (rare) alpha-1 anti trypsin deficiency, which causes significant lung damage. Watching the next phase of trial intently! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/h...
Mutated DNA Restored to Normal in Gene Therapy Advance (Gift Article)
The small study in patients with a rare disorder that causes liver and lung damage showed the potential for precisely targeted infusions.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:24 AM
This feels like an exciting step towards an actual cure for the (rare) alpha-1 anti trypsin deficiency, which causes significant lung damage. Watching the next phase of trial intently! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/h...
When the 2 facets of my life collide! Professional interest in respiratory disease 🫁 vs being parent 👩👦 of an under-5 who I *think* is a wheezy preschooler - makes me anxious but informed. Either way its a step in the right direction respiratory-research.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
The role of wheezing subtypes in the development of early childhood asthma - Respiratory Research
Background Early childhood wheezing is associated with asthma risk at later ages, emphasizing the need for understanding wheezing patterns and their implications for asthma development. Methods Childr...
respiratory-research.biomedcentral.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
When the 2 facets of my life collide! Professional interest in respiratory disease 🫁 vs being parent 👩👦 of an under-5 who I *think* is a wheezy preschooler - makes me anxious but informed. Either way its a step in the right direction respiratory-research.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Whilst it feels like my eyeballs are inundated with mentions of the capabilities of AI in all areas of my life, this Nature Outlook article beautifully summarises and educates on the challenges still to overcome for use of AI in drug discovery. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Four ways to power-up AI for drug discovery
Insights from artificial intelligence could eventually transform drug development, if the quality and quantity of biological and chemical data can be improved.
www.nature.com
February 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Whilst it feels like my eyeballs are inundated with mentions of the capabilities of AI in all areas of my life, this Nature Outlook article beautifully summarises and educates on the challenges still to overcome for use of AI in drug discovery. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Starting the week reading about some positive research for those with sleep apnoea. A team at Uni of Cambridge have developped this neat tech which can remotely monitor those with sleep disorders - smart pyjamas! 🛏️💤🫁 www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
Scientists develop ‘smart pyjamas’ to monitor sleep disorders
Researchers have developed comfortable, washable ‘smart pyjamas’ that can monitor sleep disorders such as sleep apnoea at home, without the need for sticky
www.cam.ac.uk
February 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Starting the week reading about some positive research for those with sleep apnoea. A team at Uni of Cambridge have developped this neat tech which can remotely monitor those with sleep disorders - smart pyjamas! 🛏️💤🫁 www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
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🔬 Launching today: A major new UK-wide respiratory research centre led by our Head of Department, Prof Sir Aziz Sheikh & Prof Chris Griffiths of @qmul.ac.uk .
CARRii aims to tackle the UK's urgent respiratory health crisis & reduce inequalities. Learn more ⬇️
CARRii aims to tackle the UK's urgent respiratory health crisis & reduce inequalities. Learn more ⬇️
New UK-Wide Centre to address growing respiratory health crisis
New UK-wide Centre for Applied Respiratory Research, Innovation and Impact (CARRii) launches at Oxford, aiming to reduce hospital admissions and health inequalities in respiratory care through innovat...
www.phc.ox.ac.uk
February 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🔬 Launching today: A major new UK-wide respiratory research centre led by our Head of Department, Prof Sir Aziz Sheikh & Prof Chris Griffiths of @qmul.ac.uk .
CARRii aims to tackle the UK's urgent respiratory health crisis & reduce inequalities. Learn more ⬇️
CARRii aims to tackle the UK's urgent respiratory health crisis & reduce inequalities. Learn more ⬇️
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Innovation isn't accidental! The future of respiratory health depends on it. This piece from @wellcometrust.bsky.social highlights why bold, sustained funding in health research is essential. 🧵👇
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Embedding science, innovation and research in healthcare can meaningfully improve people's lives.
The UK government's ten-year plan for the National Health Service (NHS) is a great opportunity to make this happen.
Our new report outlines our vision ⤵️
wellcome.org/reports/from...
The UK government's ten-year plan for the National Health Service (NHS) is a great opportunity to make this happen.
Our new report outlines our vision ⤵️
wellcome.org/reports/from...
February 13, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Innovation isn't accidental! The future of respiratory health depends on it. This piece from @wellcometrust.bsky.social highlights why bold, sustained funding in health research is essential. 🧵👇
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I just can't get over how crazily-interesting these findings are 👇 lung cancer cells taking on neurological function 🤯
Nature research paper: Intrinsic electrical activity drives small-cell lung cancer progression
https://go.nature.com/40Yyzvb
https://go.nature.com/40Yyzvb
Intrinsic electrical activity drives small-cell lung cancer progression - Nature
Electrical excitability in neuroendocrine SCLC cells promotes tumour progression through action potential firing, increasing ATP demand and oxidative phosphorylation dependency, whereas non-neuroendocrine cells provide metabolic support, driving a tumour-autonomous cycle that enhances tumorigenesis and metastasis.
go.nature.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I just can't get over how crazily-interesting these findings are 👇 lung cancer cells taking on neurological function 🤯
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Crick researchers have found that certain aggressive lung cancer cells can develop their own electric network, similar to the body’s nervous system.
This can allow tumour cells to go ‘off grid,’ making them harder to treat.
www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-02...
This can allow tumour cells to go ‘off grid,’ making them harder to treat.
www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-02...
Lung cancer cells can go ‘off grid’
Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute have found that some particularly aggressive lung cancer cells can develop their own electric network, like that seen in the body’s nervous system. This un...
www.crick.ac.uk
February 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Crick researchers have found that certain aggressive lung cancer cells can develop their own electric network, similar to the body’s nervous system.
This can allow tumour cells to go ‘off grid,’ making them harder to treat.
www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-02...
This can allow tumour cells to go ‘off grid,’ making them harder to treat.
www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-02...
Reposted by Ellen Forty
Reposted by Ellen Forty
Hi everyone 👋 We’re Asthma + Lung UK and we’re here to help fight for everyone’s right to breath!
From research + campaigning to advice + support, we’re the UK’s leading lung charity.
Find out more about what we do: asthmaandlung.org.uk
From research + campaigning to advice + support, we’re the UK’s leading lung charity.
Find out more about what we do: asthmaandlung.org.uk
February 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Hi everyone 👋 We’re Asthma + Lung UK and we’re here to help fight for everyone’s right to breath!
From research + campaigning to advice + support, we’re the UK’s leading lung charity.
Find out more about what we do: asthmaandlung.org.uk
From research + campaigning to advice + support, we’re the UK’s leading lung charity.
Find out more about what we do: asthmaandlung.org.uk