The Los Angeles area has over 20,000 active, idle or abandoned oil wells. The city and county have voted to ban new ones after studies showed health problems in residents living nearby.
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COVID-19 causes lung injury and lowers oxygen levels in patients because the SARS-CoV-2 virus attacks cells’ mitochondria. This attack is a throwback to a primitive war between viruses and bacteria.
An understanding of bird biology is the starting point for conservation efforts. 3-D reconstructions of biological structures greatly add to this understanding.
Sildenafil — better known as Viagra — may be helpful in treating lung diseases like pulmonary arterial hypertension and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, for which there are few effective treatments.
Understanding how injury and disease, including COVID-19, can impair lung function can help researchers and clinicians better help patients who are experiencing chronic conditions
Disruptions to the lung microbiome are linked to a number of respiratory conditions in both children and adults.
New developments in organ transplants from animals show promise. However, there has been no public engagement about a potential risk. It may streamline a pathway to humans for new zoonotic diseases.
Exercise might be the last thing on your mind if you’re at home with COVID. But these gentle breathing exercises can help.
Photos from the early 1900s show LA’s forests of oil derricks. Hundreds of wells are still pumping, and research shows how people living nearby are struggling with breathing problems.
Most e-liquids we studied contained chemicals known to cause respiratory issues and lung damage when inhaled.
New research found that smoke from the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, carried high concentrations of lead. An environmental toxicologist explains what else you’re breathing and how to stay safe.
Some face masks now come with a coating of graphene, a substance that can kill microbes. Is it safe to breathe it in?
Living next to a highway is not great for health, but a new study shows that running air filters indoors can remove tiny particles of pollution and lower blood pressure.
Evidence is mounting that suggests a link between cooking with gas and asthma in children.
A new discovery offers hope for ways to treat a debilitating disease that has become a leading cause of death in the US..
Even kids who were asymptomatic when they had COVID-19 have developed multisystem inflammatory syndrome, a new review of hundreds of cases shows.
Vaping increases the number of receptors that allow coronavirus to invade your cells and compromises your immune system.
Wildfires blanketing several Western cities are creating hazardous health conditions. Don’t count on cloth masks to protect your lungs.
Further tests are needed but a trial showed that, when compared against placebo treatment, those given the drug had a 79% lower risk of developing severe disease.
Severe COVID-19 may leave lasting scars in the lungs, but some recovery could happen over time.
Principales colaboradores
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Associate Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California
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Assistant Professor of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy, Occidental College
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Senior lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Adelaide
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Director, Plants and Environmental Quality Research Group, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor of the Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney
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Research Leader in Respiratory cellular and molecular biology at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research and Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in General Practice, The University of Queensland
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ARC DECRA Fellow and Lecturer in Air and Noise Pollution, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
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Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
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Consultant Anaesthetist and Professor of Public Engagement and Innovation, Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy, UCL
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Researcher, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Head of Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Anatomy, Vanderbilt University
