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Study sheds light on new research that may explain severe virus attacks on
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], January 3 (ANI): How different kinds of immune cells, called macrophages, develop in the lungs and which of them may be behind severe lung diseases, has been described in a new study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.
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New research may explain severe virus attacks on lungs
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], December 31 (ANI): In some cases, immune cells in the lungs can contribute to worsening a virus attack. In a new study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden describe how different kinds of immune cells, called macrophages, develop in the lungs and which of them
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New research may explain severe virus attacks on lungs
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 30 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have describe how different kinds of immune cells, called macrophages, develop in the lungs and which of them may be behind severe lung diseases.
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Heart, liver, lungs, kidneys of a brain dead accident victim transplanted
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa), [India] December 9 (ANI): The heart, liver, lungs, and kidneys of a brain dead road accident victim were transplanted on other recipients under the state government's deceased donor transplant programme known as the Nave Jivit.
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Study reveals cooking with wood may cause lung damage
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 27 (ANI): Advanced imaging with CT shows that people who cook with biomass fuels like wood are at risk of suffering considerable damage to their lungs from breathing in dangerous concentrations of pollutants and bacterial toxins, according to a study.
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Chikungunya may affect central nervous system as well as joints and lungs
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 5 (ANI): A study conducted by an international team of researchers with FAPESP's support shows that infection by chikungunya virus can produce even more severe manifestations than the typical symptoms of the disease, such as acute fever, headache, rash, and intense
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CBD helps reduce damage of lungs caused due to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Augusta [US], October 24 (ANI): A new study conducted by researchers suggests that one way Cannabidiol (CBD) appears to reduce the "cytokine storm" that damages the lungs and kills many patients with COVID-19 is by enabling an increase in levels of a natural peptide called apelin.
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Study suggests CBD helps reduce lung damage from COVID
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Augusta [US], October 19 (ANI): Researchers have found that one way Cannabidiol (CBD) appears to reduce the "cytokine storm" that damages the lungs and kills many patients with COVID-19 is by enabling an increase in levels of a natural peptide called apelin, which is known to reduce inflamma
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Delhi's air quality dips further
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): Air quality further deteriorated in the national capital with rising pollutants in the atmosphere causing breathing problems to Delhiites.
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Researchers study response of breast cancer cells due to recurrent stretch
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Indiana [US], October 10 (ANI): With the help of a novel testing platform, researchers are trying to understand the response of breast cancer cells to the recurrent stress that occurs in the lungs during breathing.
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High doses of favipiravir counter SARS-CoV-2 in hamsters, Hydroxychloroqui
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 10 (ANI): Researchers report that treatment with high doses of favipiravir, an antiviral drug that has been used to treat pandemic influenza in Japan, significantly reduced SARS-CoV-2 levels in the lungs, improved lung pathology, and reduced virus transmission by dir
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Study unveils novel testing platform designed for breast cancer cells
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Indiana [US], October 6 (ANI): Researchers have developed a novel testing platform to evaluate how breast cancer cells respond to the recurrent stretching that occurs in the lungs during breathing. The technology is designed to better understand the effects that the local tissue has on metas
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