The unintended consequences of using a ventilator
Breakthrough research addresses a long-standing question in pulmonary medicine about whether modern ventilators overstretch lung tissue. They do.
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Respiratory System: News and Research on Respiratory System
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Study finds vascular neck restraint used by law enforcement officers is safe and effective
Many police departments have banned the use of neck restraints, citing safety concerns in the wake of incidents that have received widespread media coverage in recent years. However, new research from Wake Forest University ...
Nov 1, 2022
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China launches a COVID-19 vaccine inhaled through the mouth
The Chinese city of Shanghai started administering an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday in what appears to be a world first.
Oct 26, 2022
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Study compares antibody responses in blood serum from patients recovered from COVID-19
New research from the Peter Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), The University of Melbourne and WEHI has unlocked key information in our understanding of molecular immune responses to COVID-19.
Oct 25, 2022
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Study finds unexpected protective properties of pain
Pain has been long recognized as one of evolution's most reliable tools to detect the presence of harm and signal that something is wrong—an alert system that tells us to pause and pay attention to our bodies.
Oct 14, 2022
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I recovered from COVID but my nose didn't. Here's how I cope
Two and a half years ago, my nose stopped working.
Oct 10, 2022
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New insights on the genetic underpinnings of the vocal tract
Despite its importance for speaking, breathing, and eating, we know relatively little about the genetic underpinnings of the human vocal tract, a system made up of cavities and organs such as the tongue, the larynx, and the ...
Oct 10, 2022
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Study: Treatment of pulmonary fibrosis should focus on the telomeres of the cells that regenerate the lungs
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis could become the first degenerative disease to be treated through the science of aging.
Oct 6, 2022
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New findings on the effects of COVID-19 on the colon
Although SARS-CoV-2 infections mainly attack the lungs, in many cases they can also damage other organs, such as the colon: about 60% of patients experienced digestive tract impacts. Researchers at MedUni Vienna have analyzed ...
Sep 27, 2022
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Researchers present insight into the neural cartography of smell
Rendering the invisible visible is among scientists' favorite challenges.
Sep 26, 2022
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