vaping public health FDA Why Diseases Caused by Fungi Are So FrighteningAugust 22, 2024 Fungi are having a cultural moment, thanks in large part to the horror franchise The Last of Us, in which society has collapsed after an outbreak of a fungal infection that turns humans into violent, zomb...
Cardiomyopathy is the medical term for conditions that affect the muscle of your heart (called the myocardium). Cardiomyopathy can make your heart stiff, enlarged, or thickened. This means it can't pump blood to the rest of your body very well. It gets worse over time and can lead to hea...
The results of smoking can be seen in the statistics: Cigarette smoking, the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the U.S., is linked to 20 percent of all deaths and at least 30 percent of all cancer deaths. Of these, most deaths that can be linked to smoking diseases occ...
Risner worked on the current paper for her honors thesis. "Nicotine dependence was interesting to me because the vaping scene was just arriving while I was an undergraduate," she says. "I saw some of my own friends who were into vaping quickly becoming dependent on it, while some others w...
Acute respiratory distress syndrome or ARDS is a life-threatening condition that leads to the accumulation of fluid in the alveoli. This condition prevents enough oxygen from getting into the blood. Aspiration, septic shock, pneumonia, inhaling chemicals and trauma can cause ARDS. ...
tissueinto the animal's brain," said Soto, who is director of the Mitchell Center. "The mouse developed Alzheimer's over time and it spread to other portions of the brain. We are currently working on whether disease transmission can happen in real life under more natural routes of exposure...
BAT has conducted a first-of-its-kind study of Vuse designed to assess and provide insights into the real-world health impact of vaping. The study compares biomarker measures from Vuse consumers who have been using the product for over six months with th
Protein–acrolein adducts can cause significant structural and, thus, functional modifications of proteins. One of the most common protein–acrolein adducts is the interaction between aldehyde and lysine to form Nε-(3-formyl-3,4-dehydropiperidino) lysine (FDP-Lys). FDP-Lys is used in research ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a burdensome condition affecting a growing number of people worldwide, frequently related to major comorbidities and functional impairment. In these patients, several factors might have a role in promoting