Matters of the heart can sometimes be resolved from within. Pulmonary arterial hypertension, or PAH, caused by a thickening of the arterial walls and narrowing of the lumen can be fatal if left untreated. The use of vasodilators ...
Sep 7, 2022
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Researchers across the globe continue their endeavors to improve our understanding of the mechanisms underlying COVID-19 infection and the pneumonia and lung damage occasionally associated with it. As part of these endeavors, ...
Jun 29, 2022
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Two strains of the bacterium causing tuberculosis have only minor genetic differences, but attack the lungs in completely different fashion, according to Rutgers researchers.
Apr 14, 2022
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An inhalable "aerogel" loaded with DNA that encodes for the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein successfully induces an immune response against COVID-19 in the lungs of mice, according to new research conducted at Pennsylvania State ...
Mar 16, 2022
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Metformin is a widely prescribed blood sugar-lowering drug. It is often used as an early therapy (in combination with diet and lifestyle changes) for type 2 diabetes, which afflicts more than 34 million Americans.
Jun 9, 2021
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Known for their appetizing flavors, such as bubblegum, banana and strawberry, e-cigarettes continue to grow in popularity around the world. Promoted by makers as a "healthy" alternative to regular tobacco cigarettes, researchers ...
Dec 14, 2020
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Researchers worldwide have been surprised to see that individuals can be infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus—the virus that produces COVID-19—without showing symptoms. Since these individuals expose others to infection ...
Oct 28, 2020
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University of Calgary scientists have discovered how to capture "live" images of immune cells inside the lungs. The group at the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases at the Cumming School of Medicine is the first in the ...
Sep 3, 2020
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Findings from a research study, led by scientists at Henry Ford, published in the latest issue of Nature Communications suggest an enzyme could play an important role in the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases in ...
Aug 4, 2020
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Researchers have determined that after lungs recover from infection, alveolar macrophages (immune cells that live in the lungs and help protect the lungs against infection) are different in multiple ways and those differences ...
Jan 28, 2020
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