Lungs
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How a smoker can cleanse the lungs of toxic substances
(ORDO NEWS) — According to the World Health Organization, tobacco smoking kills about 8 million people worldwide every year. The fact that this bad habit causes great harm to health is known to everyone without exception – people are also well aware of the dangers of passive smoking. Many smokers, even after many years of being a prisoner of their addiction, today are trying to start a new life without…
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Soot particles enter the baby’s lungs even before he takes his first breath
(ORDO NEWS) — Although the fetus in the womb appears to be protected from most external influences, in fact, everything that affects the mother directly affects the child. Now scientists have found that microparticles of soot, a common air pollutant, can be detected in the body of an embryo as early as the first trimester of pregnancy, long before the baby begins to breathe. Soot microparticles are all around us:…
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Scientists have figured out how the process of cooking barbecue destroys the lungs
(ORDO NEWS) — Polish researchers have demonstrated for the first time how three pure nitrophenols – or a mixture of them, which is also formed during the preparation of barbecue – affect human lung cells. Employees of the Institute of Physical Chemistry at the Polish Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the US Environmental Protection Agency, studied the effect of nitrophenols – organic and at the same time carcinogenic compounds…
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New cell type found in lungs
(ORDO NEWS) — Scientists have discovered an entirely new type of cell lurking in the thin, branched passageways of the human lung. According to a new study, these cells play a vital role in keeping the respiratory system functioning properly and could even be the source of new treatments that could reverse the effects of some smoking-related diseases. Cells known as airway secretory cells (RAS) are found in tiny, branching…
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Why our lungs whistle
(ORDO NEWS) — Wheezing is a common occurrence that most of us deal with, whether it’s temporary due to something like hay fever or a cold, or longer due to a condition like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). But scientists don’t really understand why this happens. Have you ever noticed that your lungs whistle with every inhalation and exhalation? Scientists say that during this process, our respiratory system…
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Canadian doctors received universal lungs for transplantation
(ORDO NEWS) — The new technology makes it possible to “cleanse” the cells of a donor organ from blood group antigens and transplant them into patients with any group. The shortage of donor organs remains one of the most pressing problems in medicine. There are not enough of them for all those who need them, moreover, transplantation is often limited by incompatibility problems. In particular, it is impossible to carry…