Lung
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Ancestry impacts smoking risk for lungs
Smoking is more detrimental to lung function in individuals with high proportions of African ancestry. Read MoreAug 7, 2012
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Minimally invasive therapy eases some pulmonary embolism
A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blood clot that travels to the lungs and is one of those sneaky, and dangerous, conditions that can appear in perfectly healthy people, perhaps after a long flight or, as in the case of veteran NBC News reporter David Bloom, after sitting in a… Read MoreJul 12, 2012
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Researchers spot Achilles’ heel in respiratory virus
A new viral protein structure could jump-start vaccine development for two leading causes of lower respiratory disease in children and elderly adults. Read MoreApr 13, 2012
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Supplements don’t help lung injury patients
Supplements did not improve outcomes of patients with acute lung injury. Read MoreOct 13, 2011
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Heart attack repair kit
A certain signaling pathway could be key to improving cardiac repair after a heart attack. Read MoreAug 16, 2011