Danger Dust

364 readers

15 users here now

A community for those occupationally exposed to dusts, toxins, pollutants, hazardous materials or noxious environments

Dangerous Dusts , Fibres, Toxins, Pollutants, Occupational Hazards, Stonemasonry, Construction News and Environmental Issues

#Occupational Diseases

#Autoimmune Diseases

#Silicosis

#Cancer

#COPD

#Chronic Fatigue

#Hazardous Materials

#Kidney Disease

#Pneumoconiosis

#The Environment

#Pollutants

#Pesticides

and more

Please be nice to each other and follow the rules : []https://mastodon.world/about

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

Bampot@lemmy.world

Rare lung cells trigger rapid repair after smoke or virus exposure in mice—a similar pathway may exist in humans (medicalxpress.com)

submitted 3 days ago by Bampot@lemmy.world to c/dangerdust@lemmy.world

0 comments fedilink hide all child comments

A rare cell in the lining of lungs is fundamental to the organ-wide response necessary to repair damage from toxins like those in wildfire smoke or respiratory viruses, Stanford Medicine researchers and their colleagues have found. A similar process occurs in the pancreas, where the cells, called neuroendocrine cells, initiate a biological cascade that protects insulin-producing pancreatic islet cells from damage.

no comments (yet)

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

there doesn't seem to be anything here