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Entry of an insulin molecule into a human cell. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Why are diabetics more susceptible to respiratory infections?

35% of the corona patients who died in the epidemic were diabetics. In a new study, Weizmann Institute of Science scientists reveal that high blood sugar levels disrupt the immune system's ability to fight lung infections and present a therapeutic approach that may save lives
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
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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A lungless salamander of the species (Desmognathus conanti) in the southern USA. Photo: shutterstock

The salamander presents: a terrestrial vertebrate that breathes without lungs

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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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The procedure for testing the sample and running the exam paper. Take a 10 mm piece of the collection paper. The metal particles are acid-dissolved in the microwave for 45 seconds. The paper is then neutralized with a basic substance and placed on top of the test paper. Adding water to the test paper causes the ionized metals to move to the detection points on the paper, where they are attached From the beginning of the desired reactants for identification using a color change Photo: American Chemical Society

An innovative device warns of high levels of metals in the air

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

Fresh Air to Breathe / Stephen M. Rowe, J. P. Clancy and Eric G. Sorcher

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Structures consisting of carbon nanoparticles

Carbon black nanoparticles can cause medical damage

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the lungs

artificial lung

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Prof. Samdar Cohen, Ben-Gurion University

For the first time, the Rapaport Award for excellence in the medical field is awarded

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Can physics teachers really be boring to death?

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Lanshum association announced a national project for early diagnosis of COPD free of charge

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Doctoral student on the road - part six - Roy's lecture

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A new way to repair spinal cord injuries - a "liquid" bridge may help severed nerve cells to grow

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A three-dimensional tissue emerges from stem cells and a scaffold

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