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New study uncovers negative effects of vaping
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A vital layer in the lungs called surfactant, which is composed of lipids and proteins, lowers surface tension to enable humans to breathe easily. Without surfactants, breathing would be more difficult and require assistance from a machine.
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Research shows how a viral toxin may exacerbate severe COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A new study in the journal Nature Communications reveals how a viral toxin produced by the SARS-CoV-2 virus may contribute to severe COVID-19 infections. The study shows how a portion of the SARS-CoV-2 "spike" protein can damage cell barriers that line the inside of blood vessels within orga
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Hospitalization during COVID-19 damages lungs: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
COVID-19 often leads to a number of health issues as side-effects even after one recovers from it. According to a study by American Thoracic Society, a number of COVID-19 patients suffer from lung disease after being discharged from hospitals.
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Carbon ultrafine particles accelerate lung cancer progression
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
While it may seem common knowledge that smoking is bad for your lungs, if and how ultrafine particles present in cigarette smoke impact the development and progression of lung cancer remains unclear. Working with animal models, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine sought to find how air
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Lung cancer screening helps to increase survival rate of cancer patients
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers found lung cancer screenings useful to increase survival rate of cancer patients. Early-stage lung cancer is detected by low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening.
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Kauvery Hospital successfully treats a 33-year-old woman who suffered hear
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): Kauvery Hospital Chennai, a unit of Kauvery Group of Hospitals, a leading multispecialty healthcare chain in Tamil Nadu, successfully treated a 33-year-old woman with heart failure related to long standing blood clots in her lungs.
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Study suggests aerobic exercise lowers risk of metastatic cancer
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The probability of cancer metastatic spread can be reduced by aerobic exercise by 72 per cent, according to a recent study.
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Alkem increases COPD Awareness Efforts through "Healthy Lungs" on World CO
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI/PNN): Every year, World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day is celebrated on the 3rd Wednesday of November to raise awareness, share knowledge, advocate lung health, and discuss ways to reduce the burden of COPD worldwide. This year, the theme
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Study: Aerobic exercise lowers risk of metastatic cancer
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The amount of glucose (sugar) consumed by internal organs rises during intense aerobic exercise, according to the researchers, which decreases the amount of energy available to the tumour. The study discovered how probability of cancer metastatic spread can be reduced by aerobic exercise.
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"Healthy Lungs" calls for Paediatric Asthma Awareness on Children's Day
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI/PNN): Children are the most vulnerable and innocent members of the family and need special care and attention from elders. National Children's Day highlights the need to raise awareness of children's welfare and ensure a better future. On children's day, A
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Study links prenatal phthalate exposure to reduced childhood lung function
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Two studies have linked prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals with different health outcomes later in life. The first study links prenatal phthalate exposure to reduced childhood lung function between the ages of 4 and 11. The second study found an association between prenatal
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Study hints at why older people are more susceptible to the flu
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Though the COVID-19 pandemic provided a brief respite, influenza virus is back in circulation and, as usual, poses a special danger to people over the age of 65. But why are older people more susceptible to the flu? New research from the U-M Medical School, published in Nature Communications
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