Scientists have developed a lung-on-chip model to study how the body responds to early tuberculosis (TB) infection, according to findings published today in eLife.
Nov 24, 2020
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E-cigarette, or vaping, associated lung injury (EVALI) has sickened thousands of people, most under the age of 35. Studies have linked vitamin E acetate, an oily substance in some vaping liquids, to the disorder. Now, researchers ...
Sep 16, 2020
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It's that sound we hear when healthy babies are born, just seconds after delivery—a gasp of air, perhaps even a cry, as a newborn inflates its lungs for the very first time.
Sep 6, 2019
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Human lungs are coated with a substance called surfactant which allows us to breathe easily. When lung surfactant is missing or depleted, which can happen with premature birth or lung injury, breathing becomes difficult. ...
Jul 9, 2018
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A new Ohio University engineering study shows that e-cigarettes, while still toxic, are less harmful than conventional cigarettes.
Jan 26, 2018
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An article published in Experimental Biology and Medicine (Volume 242, Issue 13, July, 2017) reports that gene therapy may be used to as an intermediate therapy for newborns with surfactant protein deficiencies until lung ...
Jul 26, 2017
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(HealthDay)—A statistical prediction model comprising eight characteristics can be used to determine the severity of neonatal outcomes for infants born at 23 to 30 weeks of gestation, according to a study published online ...
Sep 24, 2013
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Dennis Voelker, PhD, professor of medicine at National Jewish Health, has been awarded a U.S. patent (#8,367,643) for various lipids and related compounds that can inhibit inflammation and infection in the lungs, especially ...
Mar 5, 2013
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