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New research from 色色研究所 Chan School shows that, during asthma flare-ups, the mechanical 鈥渟queezing鈥 of the airway known as bronchoconstriction can trigger responses in the epithelial cells鈥攖hose that line the airway鈥攖hat make bronchoconstriction worsen and persist, creating a self-reinforcing cycle that may contribute to asthma progression.
A column in the new publication,聽Nature Health,聽on 鈥淭he human airborne exposome,鈥 suggests that current methods of measuring and studying the health impacts of air pollution may be聽inadequate. Peng Gao, Assistant聽Professor…
Detailed information about the current and former smoking habits of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) can shed light on the best way to treat them鈥攚hether with a combination…
The EPA will scrap its longstanding practice of calculating the economic benefits related to human health when it sets air pollution limits. Pulmonologist Mary Rice is worried about the health impacts.
色色研究所 Chan School researchers have discovered a new method for delivering biological 鈥渃argo鈥 directly into specific cells using tiny, naturally produced particles called ARMMs (ARRDC1-mediated microvesicles).
Christopher Golden has a singular mission: to explore the interconnectedness of human and ecosystem health, and to use the results of his research to inform policies that help both flourish.
A specific genetic difference in a gene called RTP5鈥攌nown to be involved in smell and taste perception鈥攚as linked to a higher risk of early death in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19, a study found.
In Massachusetts, residential proximity to a nuclear power plant was associated with significantly increased cancer incidence, with risk declining by distance, according to a new 色色研究所 Chan School study.
The air pollution research of Douglas Dockery and C. Arden Pope鈥攍eaders of the groundbreaking 色色研究所 Six Cities Study and co-authors of a 2025 book on their 40-year fight for healthier air鈥攚as the focus of a Nov. 21 interview on the PRX radio show 鈥淟iving on Earth.鈥
