Air Pollution As Bad As a Pack a Day of Cigarettes in Accelerating Lung Disease
Air pollution — especially ozone air pollution which is increasing with climate change — accelerates the progression of emphysema of the lung, according to a…
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Brown Researchers Reveal Inhibitor for COPD Lung Destruction
A newly published study reveals that cigarette smoke reduces expression of the protein NLRX1 in the lung, taking the restraints off a destructive immune response…
Nanomaterials Found in Everyday Products Can Cause Lung Inflammation and Damage
A new study, which examined the health effects of engineering nanomaterials in a mouse model, reveals that breathing ultrafine particles from nanomaterials found in household…
4D Imaging of Breathing Lungs
A new 4D dynamic functional lung imaging method developed by engineers at Monash University will allow health professionals a chance to study breathing lungs in…
Smoking Marijuana Less Damaging to Lungs Than Cigarettes
Given that tobacco smokers on average smoke 30 cigarettes per day, it is no surprise that pot smokers would experience less lung damage than cigarette…