lung
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To explore what changes in older lungs, researchers focused on fibroblasts, the structural cells that help maintain lung tissue.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
New research from our team of epidemiologists at USC and UC Irvine, shows that blowing dust is impeding the lung growth of children in the region — especially those living closest to the Salton Sea.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Kobe Bryant, Odom’s Lakers teammate and Kardashian’s close friend, flew to Nevada to help her decide whether to proceed with surgery to fix Odom’s lung that had collapsed.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
However, once epidemiological research on a population level developed and showed dramatically elevated rates of lung cancer, heart disease and emphysema among smokers, the weight of evidence shifted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
“It’s not like a real lung, silly,” Mami laughed.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
