Cigarette smoke extract primes airway cells for greater nanoplastic damage
A laboratory model reveals how smoke-damaged epithelial barriers may leave airway cells more vulnerable to a second environmental…
Interspecies blastocyst complementation generates generates rat-derived kidneys in mice
Kidney transplantation remains the most effective treatment for end-stage kidney disease, yet a severe shortage of donor organs…
Researchers uncover how bacterial toxin damages colon lining cells to trigger cancer
Since a landmark 2009 study, researchers have known that a common gut bacterium, Bacteroides fragilis, drives colon tumor…
Lab study shows cigarette smoke damaged lung cells more than e-cigarette vapor
A new laboratory study found that cigarette smoke sharply disrupted lung cell defenses, while e-cigarette vapor showed no…
Study reveals how extracellular matrix stiffness regulates breast cancer metastasis
A study by researchers at the University of California San Diego could make it easier to treat breast…