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Want to extend life? Don't snore

50-year-old women who snore are at increased risk of having sleep apnea
Prof. Bat Sheva Kerem, photo: Douglas Guthrie, Hebrew University.

A new drug for the treatment of cystic fibrosis patients

The corona virus harms health. Illustration: Image by Hatice EROL from Pixabay

Carriers of the PiZ and PiS mutations - at high risk of severe morbidity and mortality from corona

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In a conversation with the Hiden site, Prof. David Gurevich, co-author of the article, explains that the gene in question causes serious lung diseases in the homozygous state, but few studies have been conducted in the heterozygous state. The researchers suggest conducting an epidemic genetic survey to locate the carriers and isolate them
trachea and lungs. Illustration: shutterstock

Vaccinations against respiratory tract infections reduce death rates from heart failure

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Vaccinations against influenza and pneumonia are associated with low mortality rates of patients hospitalized for heart failure. This is the result of a study in which almost three million Americans participated and was revealed at ESC Congress 2020
The action of the drug fenofibrate against the corona virus. Photo: Prof. Kobi Nachmias

Researchers from the Hebrew University and Mount Sinai Hospital in New York cracked the replication mechanism of the corona virus and found an existing drug that attacks it

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A CT scan showing the inflammatory lesions in the lungs. Mluisamtz11/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

The corona virus: even when there are no symptoms, damage to the lungs is caused

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Solutions for the Corona epidemic. Illustration: Image by Miguel Á. Padriñán from Pixabay

Pluristem announced the activation of patient recruitment sites for the FDA's phase II trial in the respiratory obstruction caused by the corona

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XNUMXD visualization of corona virus. Illustration: from Jumpstory

New technology for locating corona patients and warning of critical breathing problems - a development by researchers at the Technion and Rambam

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The lung model on which the experiments were performed by Prof. Joshua Schnittman and Dr. Jan Ostrovsky. Photo: Technion spokespeople

A technology developed at the Technion is expected to significantly improve the effectiveness of existing drugs in the treatment of lung diseases

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Simulation of the impact of the corona virus on the lungs. Photo: Surgical Theater

Virtual reality technology developed by Air Force veterans helps in the fight against Corona at a hospital in Washington

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Professor David Katushevsky. Photo: Ben Gurion University

Researchers from Ben-Gurion University and Cincinnati Children's Hospital present a technology for opening the airways

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There are many causes of difficulty breathing, but doctors now understand them better. In the photo - a US Air Force doctor treats a man suffering from shortness of breath, South Korea. Photo: US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gustavo Gonzalez.

The confusing causes of shortness of breath

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Thorax significantly shortens the initial and decisive treatment time for gunshot and stab wounds in the chest (credit: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

A life-saving device for chest casualties

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The facility of the LIKE A FISH company.

breathe like a fish

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Prof. Joshua Schnittman. Photo: Technion spokesman

An artificial lung model developed at the Technion will assist in the study of the trajectories of respirable particles in the lungs

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The structure of the nose. Illustration: shutterstock

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The olfactory cells in the nose at the ends of which are CILLIA hairs. Image shutterstock

Smart windows inspired by nose hairs

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Lung-on-a-chip mimics the microstructures of tissues with multiple airways. In this image, colorants flow in three different vertical paths separated from each other by transparent membranes (shown by the dashed rectangle). [Courtesy: RTI International]

Lung-on-a-chip

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Asthma attack (short). Photo: shutterstock

A new cleaning method that reduces short attacks

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X-ray of a patient with pneumonia. Photo: shutterstock

The "Breaking Bad" bacterium / Robin Brown

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cough. Photo: shutterstock

Health sciences - whooping cough as a metaphor / Marin McKenna

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A girl takes asthma medicine in an inhaler. Photo: shutterstock

Research at Tel Aviv University reveals a new mechanism that activates cells responsible for chronic inflammatory diseases such as allergies and asthma

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Technology from the field of computational geometry developed at the Technion enables the production of unique inhalation masks for babies

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A carp whose gills are open all the time, due to a genetic defect. Photo: from Wikipedia

How do you remove air from water?

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A girl with CF is assisted by respiratory systems. From Wikipedia

Foam restores breath / Kathryn Harmon

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