COPD Research

27 Oct Fatigue and COPD: Staying Active for Healthy Living

Posted at 05:34h in Better Breathing, COPD Research, Exercise & Pulm Rehab, Heart & Metabolic Heath, Uncategorized 6 Comments

Last week, we shared a video featuring an interview with Harry Rossiter, PhD, FACSM, about a study involving mitochondria in...

20 Oct American Health Journal 4-Minute Interview With Harry Rossiter

Posted at 05:58h in COPD Research, Exercise & Pulm Rehab, Heart & Metabolic Heath, Nutrition & Diet, Videos 1 Comment

In this video interview, Harry Rossiter, PhD, FACSM, who studies exercise physiology, explains about a study being done to measure...

13 Oct A Study of Leg Training and Breathing Patterns in COPD Patients

Posted at 05:51h in COPD Research, Exercise & Pulm Rehab 0 Comments

In an article co-authored by PERF board member William Stringer, MD, and published in Lung, the effects of leg training...

06 Oct American Health Journal 4-Minute Interview With Richard Casaburi

Posted at 06:46h in Better Breathing, COPD Research, Exercise & Pulm Rehab, Oxygen, Videos 1 Comment

In this video interview, Richard Casaburi, PhD, MD, and President of PERF, explains the basics of COPD, therapies available, and...

29 Sep What’s The Difference Between Asthma and COPD?

Posted at 05:44h in Allergy, Better Breathing, COPD Research, Other Lung Therapies 0 Comments

The medical profession used to teach that the differences between COPD and asthma are these: Asthma is an allergic disease,...

The Pulmonary Education and Research Foundation (PERF) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that was formed from a passion to improve the outlook for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), through research into pulmonary rehabilitation and other patient-centered therapies. Over time, this purpose has adapted to include other diseases where shortness-of-breath and exercise intolerance are hallmark symptoms.

PERF publishes a free blog, and responds to reader’s questions and concerns, for those who experience breathing difficulties or exercise limitations.

For more information visit us on the web at https://perf2ndwind.org/.