Tag Archives: lungs

April 29, 2020 · 12:24 am

How the virus gets into respiratory tissue — and how it may exploit one of our defenses

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The peer-reviewed study, published as a preprint, will help focus efforts to understand what SARS-COV-2 does in the body, why some people are more susceptible, and how best to search for treatments, the researchers say.

Multiple research models

When news broke about a new coronavirus in China, Ordovas-Montanes and Shalek had already been studying different cell types from throughout the human respiratory system and intestine. They also had gathered data from primates and mice.

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What You Need to Know About Vaping-Associated Lung Injury

I have written repeatedly about the dangers of smoking cigarettes. Vaping, however, is new to me and I am virtually ignorant about it. I did post on it previously – Harmful vapors found in tank style electronic cigarettes.

Federal and state public health agencies are urging people to avoid vaping after a rash of related respiratory illnesses have resulted in 18 deaths and 1,080 lung injury cases across the United States. There have been 25 reported cases in Connecticut and one person has died from a vaping-associated lung injury. Here’s what you need to know about vaping-associated lung injury (also called vaping-related lung injury) and what you should do if you or a loved one develops worrisome symptoms.

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What is vaping-associated lung injury?

Vaping is the act of inhaling the vapor created by liquid-filled cartridges used in battery-powered smoking devices called electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). Vaping-associated lung injury is damage to the lungs related to use of these vaping products. Continue reading →

How Sitting Too Long Affects Your Body – Infographic

Some commentators call sitting the new smoking because of its deleterious effects on the body. I have posted on the physical effects of sitting too long previously. You can read further:

Sitting Too Much is Killing Us – New York Times
Sitting is the New Smoking
Areas of the Body Affected by Sitting too Long – Infographic
Sitting Is Killing You – Infographic
Exercising More, Sitting Less Reduces Heart Failure Risk in Men
Too Much Sitting can be Hazardous to Your Health and Longevity

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