The UNC Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma, and Lung Biology researches the impact that environmental factors and toxicants have on human health.
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Oral DHA supplementation in horses increased alveolar macrophage oxygen consumption and altered BAL lipid and protein profiles, hinting at an anti-inflammatory shift in the lower airway. Could benefit horses prone to airway inflammation. Read more below!
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Not all e-cigarettes are equal. New research suggests 3rd and 4th generation devices show different patterns of airway inflammation, with some resemblance to COPD biology. Click the article below to read more!
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Click below to read how Elise Hickman’s new research shows most toddlers reliably wore silicone bands to track chemical exposure, with ankle bands being the easiest fit— a promising step forward for environmental health research.
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Dr. Neil Alexis, Director of the Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma & Lung Biology, was recently featured in @insideclimate discussing how research on ozone and PM2.5 exposure informs national air pollution policy. #PublicHealth #CleanAir
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CEMALB Director Dr. Neil Alexis was spotlighted in @UNC_Health_Care’s media coverage for his feature in NPR discussing how omega-3 fatty acids may help protect children with asthma from the effects of air pollution.
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Click the link below to read the article by @meradfor!
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“Modeling the lung in the lab”
Click on the link below to read about how Elizabeth Corteselli’s innovative lung model could reshape pulmonary fibrosis treatment!
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“Burning “ExposHome”: Deriving a Mixture of Combustible Materials in American Homes at the Wildland-Urban Interface for Health Studies”
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“Noninvasive repeated sampling technique reveals specific respiratory cytokine signatures for electronic-cigarette and dual-product users obtained from a remote cohort of young adults”
Click on the link below to learn more about Meghan Rebuli’s article!
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“Exploratory analysis of the impact of sex on sputum proteomic response to inhaled wood smoke in humans”
Click on the link below to learn more about Dr. Alexis’ article.
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“Mucociliary and Cough Clearance in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia as affected by Mutations in RSPH1 or DNAH5”
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Welcome Neil Alexis as our new director. Join us in giving him a warm welcome! 🙌🏻
#research #AirPollution #lungs #Leadership
Meghan E Rebuli’s article “Indoor Air Pollution and Airway Health”
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Researchers Find E-Cigarette Use Disrupts Nasal Microbiome
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