respiratory diseases

Brazil is on fire, and both crime and climate change are to blame

by
Brazil is on fire, and both crime and climate change are to blame

As It Happens6:32Brazil is on fire, and both crime and climate change are to blame As Cristiane Mazzetti flew over the Brazilian Amazon this month surveying wildfire damage, she couldn’t help but feel frustrated. Mazzetti is a forest campaigner for Greenpeace in Brazil. For years, the environmental group has been trying to curb the deforestation … Read more

Immune cells connected with formation of lung before birth, help treat respiratory diseases

by
Immune cells connected with formation of lung before birth, help treat respiratory diseases

LONDON: Researchers discovered that immune cells actively and closely guide the formation of human lung tissue throughout development, revolutionising our understanding of early lung development and the role of immune cells beyond immunity.The findings may aid researchers in better understanding and treating respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Over 20 per cent … Read more