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New countertop options emerge amid concerns over silicosis and worker deaths

New countertop options emerge amid concerns over silicosis and worker deaths

by Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCompanies that manufacture slabs of engineered stone, a popular choice for kitchen and bathroom countertops, are developing and

New countertop options emerge amid concerns over silicosis and worker deaths

by Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCompanies that manufacture slabs of engineered stone, a popular choice for kitchen and bathroom countertops, are developing and
Guideline on handling endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle samples released

Guideline on handling endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle samples released

byAmerican College of Chest PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) recently released a new clinical guideline on endobronchial ultrasound-gui

Guideline on handling endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle samples released

byAmerican College of Chest PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) recently released a new clinical guideline on endobronchial ultrasound-gui
Advancing the generation of in-vivo chimeric lungs in mice using rat-derived stem cells

Advancing the generation of in-vivo chimeric lungs in mice using rat-derived stem cells

JANUARY 5, 2024byNara Institute of Science and TechnologyA rat embryonic stem cells derived lung generated within a mouse body stained with epithelial cells (labeled with E-cadherin, shown in gr

Advancing the generation of in-vivo chimeric lungs in mice using rat-derived stem cells

JANUARY 5, 2024byNara Institute of Science and TechnologyA rat embryonic stem cells derived lung generated within a mouse body stained with epithelial cells (labeled with E-cadherin, shown in gr
Discovery could help treat fatal, drug-resistant pneumonia and sepsis

Discovery could help treat fatal, drug-resistant pneumonia and sepsis

by Marcia Locke,Kansas State UniversityNociceptor neurons suppress host protection against CRKP pneumonia and pneumonic sepsis. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adl

Discovery could help treat fatal, drug-resistant pneumonia and sepsis

by Marcia Locke,Kansas State UniversityNociceptor neurons suppress host protection against CRKP pneumonia and pneumonic sepsis. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adl
Deep diving with elephant seals offers unique insights into human health

Deep diving with elephant seals offers unique insights into human health

byUniversity of British ColumbiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainElite free divers can hold their breath for 10 minutes after years of rigorous, sometimes dangerous training. Northern elephant s

Deep diving with elephant seals offers unique insights into human health

byUniversity of British ColumbiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainElite free divers can hold their breath for 10 minutes after years of rigorous, sometimes dangerous training. Northern elephant s
Wearable lung patch uses deep learning to detect asthma and COPD

Wearable lung patch uses deep learning to detect asthma and COPD

by Christine Lehmann,National Institutes of HealthThe microchip sensor is slightly larger than a penny. Credit: StethX and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Wheezing, a high-pitched whi

Wearable lung patch uses deep learning to detect asthma and COPD

by Christine Lehmann,National Institutes of HealthThe microchip sensor is slightly larger than a penny. Credit: StethX and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Wheezing, a high-pitched whi
Changing dosing methods means fewer mice needed to study lung infections

Changing dosing methods means fewer mice needed to study lung infections

by American Physiological SocietyCredit:American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology(2023). DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00070.2023Researchers will need fewer mice to

Changing dosing methods means fewer mice needed to study lung infections

by American Physiological SocietyCredit:American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology(2023). DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00070.2023Researchers will need fewer mice to
Engineered CAR T cells repress signs and symptoms of allergic asthma in mice for a year

Engineered CAR T cells repress signs and symptoms of allergic asthma in mice for a year

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCartoon illustrating the rationale behind 5TIF4 inhibition of type 2 inflammation. The IL-4 mutein (Gln116Asp/Tyr119Asp) binds to but does not initiate signaling of IL-4Rα

Engineered CAR T cells repress signs and symptoms of allergic asthma in mice for a year

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCartoon illustrating the rationale behind 5TIF4 inhibition of type 2 inflammation. The IL-4 mutein (Gln116Asp/Tyr119Asp) binds to but does not initiate signaling of IL-4Rα
Researchers study ways to prevent lung disease in dentistry professionals

Researchers study ways to prevent lung disease in dentistry professionals

byWest Virginia UniversityFotinos Panagakos, associate dean of research, WVU School of Dentistry. Credit: WVUInhaling dangerous particulates is a hazard of coal mining, mold remediation, sandbla

Researchers study ways to prevent lung disease in dentistry professionals

byWest Virginia UniversityFotinos Panagakos, associate dean of research, WVU School of Dentistry. Credit: WVUInhaling dangerous particulates is a hazard of coal mining, mold remediation, sandbla
Protein linked to airway obstruction in asthma provides a potential treatment target

Protein linked to airway obstruction in asthma provides a potential treatment target

byNational Jewish HealthITLN-1 is an IL-13-induced component of the airway epithelium. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48034-5Researchers at National Jewi

Protein linked to airway obstruction in asthma provides a potential treatment target

byNational Jewish HealthITLN-1 is an IL-13-induced component of the airway epithelium. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48034-5Researchers at National Jewi