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Injury by heavy cutting weapon led to death of IB staffer Ankit Sharma say
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 14 (ANI): The postmortem report of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma, who was murdered during the north-east Delhi violence, has revealed that he died due to injuries on his lungs and brain.
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Not just lungs, air pollution may also affect your kidney
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 28 (ANI): The adverse effects on lungs while breathing polluted air is a well-known matter of concern. However, a recent study has now identified that higher levels of air pollution may also lead to having an increased risk of developing kidney disease.
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Study focuses on hormone adjustment that may treat lung damage in prematur
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): In a recent study, scientists have provided insights into the important role the hormone adrenomedullin plays in development, recovery, and prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia BPD and pulmonary hypertension PH in premature infants.
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Human foetal lungs harbour a microbiome signature, find researchers
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 18 (ANI): In a first time finding, researchers discover that the lungs and placentas of foetuses in the womb as young as 11 weeks after conception already show a bacterial microbiome signature, which suggests that bacteria may colonise the lungs well before birth.
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Study suggests body clock associated with development of pulmonary fibrosi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 31 (ANI): A new study has revealed that people who sleep for more than 11 hours or less than four hours regularly are more likely to develop incurable diseases like pulmonary fibrosis as compared to those who sleep for four hours in a day.
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Parliamentary Standing Committee calls meeting on Dec 5 over effects of po
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development has called for a meeting to discuss the effects of air pollution on lungs in specific and overall health of citizens of Delhi, on December 5.
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Marathon organised for children in Delhi despite AQI hovering around 'emer
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI): As Delhi is battling with very poor air quality and hovering around the emergency zone, a marathon named 'Run for Children' was organised in the national capital that could be risky for the lungs and heart of the runners.
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Fat accumulates in the lungs of overweight and obese people: Study
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 18 (ANI): A recent study found that fat accumulates in the airway walls within the lungs causing wheezing and asthma in overweight or obese people.
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Doctors in US grapple with vaping illness, warn of 'irreversible damage' t
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington, DC [USA], Sept 20 (ANI): With over 500 people diagnosed with vaping-related sickness and seven persons dead due to severe and unexplained lung illness connected to e-cigarette use in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has activated its emergency operatio
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Leonardo DiCaprio's environmental fund pledges $5 million towards Amazon p
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
California [USA], Aug 26 (ANI): Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio's new environmental fund with Laurene Powell Jobs and Brian Sheth has pledged USD 5 million towards the preservation of the Amazon rainforest as wildfires continue to ravage "the planet's lungs".
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Researchers find a way to stop lung damage due to sepsis and injury
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Aug 24 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a way to stop harmful inflammation in the lungs due to sepsis and injury.
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Air pollution increases chronic lung disease risk
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 9 (ANI): Air pollution has come up as a major concern in the modern world considering its long-lasting and serious effects on human lungs.
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