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Understanding Immune-Mediated Damage After Respiratory Infection

The Scientist Creative Services Team in collaboration with 10x Genomics | Feb 17, 2021 | 1 min read

Paul Thomas from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will discuss how he used single cell and spatial transcriptomics to discover the underlying mechanism of an inflammatory immune response in the lungs.

Lost Smell and Taste Hint COVID-19 Can Target the Nervous System

Ashley Yeager | Mar 24, 2020 | 5 min read

The symptoms suggest SARS-CoV-2 might infect neurons, raising questions about whether there could be effects on the brain that play a role in patients’ deaths, but the data are preliminary.

Keto Diet Protects Mice from Flu

Abby Olena, PhD | Nov 15, 2019 | 3 min read

The low-carb, high-fat diet increases the presence of gamma-delta T cells in the animals’ lungs, improving a mucus barrier against the virus.

Vitamin E Acetate Tied to Vaping Illnesses: CDC

Emily Makowski | Nov 11, 2019 | 2 min read

The chemical was found in all 29 lung fluid samples tested.

Scientists Study Vaping’s Harm as Second Death Reported

Nicoletta Lanese | Sep 5, 2019 | 5 min read

In light of recent reports of electronic-cigarette–related illness and death, UNC Chapel Hill professor Robert Tarran discusses the dangerous effects of e-liquids on the lungs.

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Image of the Day: Tuft Cells

Chia-Yi Hou | Apr 3, 2019 | 1 min read

After a severe case of flu, mice have chemosensory cells in their lungs, a place where they don’t normally occur.

Image of the Day: Breathe In

Carolyn Wilke | Jan 14, 2019 | 1 min read

Inhalable particles carrying mRNA make mouse lungs glow.

New Lung Cell Identified

Abby Olena, PhD | Aug 1, 2018 | 4 min read

The cell type was discovered via single-cell RNA sequencing of thousands of cells in mouse and human airways and may play a role in cystic fibrosis.

Image of the Day: Lungs Aglow

The Scientist Staff | Sep 8, 2017 | 1 min read

By first removing epithelial tissue from rat lungs while preserving their intricate vascular networks, scientists re-engineered healthy, working lung scaffolds.