Cigarette smoke exposure is associated with the development and severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, which is the third leading cause of death worldwide.
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A research team led by Dr. Zhou Jie and Professor Yuen Kwok-yung investigated the infection and replication capacity of the omicron BA.5 and other variants in human respiratory organoids established by the team. The findings ...
Apr 20, 2023
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Researchers at National Jewish Health have shown that vapor from electronic cigarettes increases small airway inflammation response to influenza A infections. The findings show that short-term exposure of just three days ...
Nov 14, 2022
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A research group led by CiRA Junior Associate Professor Kazuo Takayama and Associate Professor Yoshiaki Okada of Osaka University has revealed that SARS-CoV-2 disrupts the vascular endothelial barrier by suppressing the expression ...
Sep 28, 2022
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-threatening genetic disorder, marked by recurrent infections resulting in chronic lung inflammation. Unfortunately, the mechanisms underlying this inflammation are not fully elucidated. In this ...
Aug 26, 2022
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When taking medicine during an asthma attack, patients with the most severe form of asthma produce in their airways special substances that block the treatment from working, according to a study where Rutgers scientists collaborated ...
May 30, 2022
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Cystic fibrosis is a rare genetic disease which can cause very serious symptoms. In particular, patients suffer from chronic bacterial infections that can lead to respiratory failure. It is caused by mutations in the CFTR ...
May 24, 2022
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University of Minnesota Medical School researchers studied SARS-CoV-2 infections at individual cellular levels and made four major discoveries about the virus, including one that validates the effectiveness of remdesivir—an ...
Feb 10, 2021
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Scientists have found that human airway cells grown in a laboratory can reliably be used to study respiratory viruses such as COVID-19, which could help to minimize animal testing and fast-track drugs for human clinical trials.
Jul 2, 2020
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Scientists have identified a pair of molecules critical for T cells, part of the immune system, to travel to and populate the lungs. A potential application could be strengthening vaccines against respiratory pathogens such ...
Sep 27, 2019
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