Tag: Lungs
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Scientists to study causes of asthma in organisms without lungs – Medical Xpress
Scientists to study causes of asthma in organisms without lungsMedical XpressScientists from Royal Holloway, University of London, will research the biology of human asthma by using a slime mould, an organism which has no lungs but could hold the key to new treatments.Scientists to explore biology of human asthma by using slime mouldNews-Medical.netall 3 news…
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UCLA study: Asthma harms more than just the lungs, may be more harmful than … – News-Medical.net
Zee News UCLA study: Asthma harms more than just the lungs, may be more harmful than …News-Medical.netAsthma may be more harmful than was previously thought, according to UCLA researchers who found that genetic damage is present in circulating, or peripheral, blood. Doctors previously thought that the genetic damage it caused was limited to the lungs.Asthma…
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Your Diet Is Doing WHAT To Your Lungs? – Prevention.com
Prevention.com Your Diet Is Doing WHAT To Your Lungs?Prevention.comDrop the burger, Big Gulp, and fries—you might just breathe a little easier. A poor diet may impair lung function and make asthma symptoms worse, suggests new research presented at the 2014 meeting of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand. View full post on asthma…
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Asthma May Be Linked To Specific Forms Of Fungi Living In The Lungs – RTT News
RTT News Asthma May Be Linked To Specific Forms Of Fungi Living In The LungsRTT NewsFor the study, lead researcher Hugo van Woerden and his team analyzed the fungi in mucus from participants with and without asthma. They found a total 136 different species of fungi living within the lungs of all participants. Ninety of…
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Fungi In Lungs May Hold Asthma Treatment Clues – Medical News Today
Zee News Fungi In Lungs May Hold Asthma Treatment CluesMedical News TodayThere was a time when we assumed the insides of our lungs were devoid of life, apart from our own cells helping us breathe. But now we learn that the lung is home to a wide range of organisms, including fungi. A new study…
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Joe Hadsall: Asthma is in the lungs, not the head, ‘Goonies’ – Joplin Globe
Joe Hadsall: Asthma is in the lungs, not the head, 'Goonies'Joplin GlobeBut near the end of the movie, Mikey takes a shot of his inhaler — you know, the one that he uses for his asthma after every strenuous event, emotional speech or conversation with a dead pirate's skeleton. When he discovers that it's out,…
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Helping lungs breathe easier in smoggy air – Hindustan Times
Helping lungs breathe easier in smoggy airHindustan TimesYou'd expect most little girls go crazy at the sight of pretty candles and sparklers but even watching them in film gives eight-year-old Siya anxiety attacks each year. The cause is not a nervous temperament but the trauma of reliving an asthma attack …and more » View full post…
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Internal ‘brush’ that lines the lungs could offer insight into treating … – Daily Mail
Daily Mail Internal 'brush' that lines the lungs could offer insight into treating …Daily MailAnd it could help identify what goes wrong in cystic fibrosis, asthma and similar diseases, say the team from the University of North Carolina who made the discovery. Scientists have discovered a lining of 'brushes' in the lungs that help the…
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Vitamin C Might Protect Lungs On High-Pollution Days: Study – Huffington Post
Zee News Vitamin C Might Protect Lungs On High-Pollution Days: StudyHuffington PostResearchers from Imperial College London found that asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients were more likely to be admitted to the hospital on days when there were high particulate matter levels outside, Environmental Health …Vitamin C Reduces Effects of Harmful Air Pollution…