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University of Alberta researchers pioneer gene therapy to restore alveoli and lung capillaries in damaged rat lungs

University of Alberta researchers pioneer gene therapy to restore alveoli and lung capillaries in damaged rat lungs

Neurological and neuromuscular diseases raise risk of complications from flu

Neurological and neuromuscular diseases raise risk of complications from flu

Shortness of breath can be a serious cardiac symptom

Shortness of breath can be a serious cardiac symptom

Feeling puffed? could be a sign of serious heart problem

Feeling puffed? could be a sign of serious heart problem

China has become the 89th country to ratify the global tobacco treaty

China has become the 89th country to ratify the global tobacco treaty

Depression raises disability risk

Depression raises disability risk

Breath-analysis testing may prove to be an effective method for detecting the damaging lung-bacteria growth seen in cystic fibrosis

Breath-analysis testing may prove to be an effective method for detecting the damaging lung-bacteria growth seen in cystic fibrosis

Long-term smoking linked to diminished mental proficiency

Long-term smoking linked to diminished mental proficiency

Association between long-term smoking and diminished mental proficiency

Association between long-term smoking and diminished mental proficiency

Particular versions of the TGFb1 gene are largely responsible for how badly the illness affects patients' lungs

Particular versions of the TGFb1 gene are largely responsible for how badly the illness affects patients' lungs

Lack of oxygen in body tissues creates a defect of red blood cells that further exacerbates the condition by constricting blood vessels in the lung

Lack of oxygen in body tissues creates a defect of red blood cells that further exacerbates the condition by constricting blood vessels in the lung

Stopping UK BCG vaccination well justified

Stopping UK BCG vaccination well justified

Research could improve clinical care, help educate women on premature birth

Research could improve clinical care, help educate women on premature birth

Osteopontin protein found to be more common in patients with lung fibrosis

Osteopontin protein found to be more common in patients with lung fibrosis

Macrophages kill bacteria - but not always

Macrophages kill bacteria - but not always

Making human lungs in the lab a future possibility

Making human lungs in the lab a future possibility

Factors inhibiting the brain's natural self-healing process identified

Factors inhibiting the brain's natural self-healing process identified

Tobacco industry is continuing its targeted marketing to teens via candy-flavored cigarettes

Tobacco industry is continuing its targeted marketing to teens via candy-flavored cigarettes

Spontaneous contractions suppressed in late-term rat pregnancy

Spontaneous contractions suppressed in late-term rat pregnancy

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) rates in women skyrocket

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) rates in women skyrocket

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