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Respiratory Disease

Influenza, pneumonia, air pollution One of the preventable big killers – though preventable in a difficult way that you may have to sacrifice your job, community and city life to avoid it.

I’ll keep track on these pages of big studies on mortality and also any studies on effectiveness of masks or other measures that could reduce the impact.

Consumer Grade Air Quality Monitors

Must be able to monitor PM2.5

Respiratory Disease News

Refoxy raises millions to advance FOXO3 ageing therapies

Refoxy raises millions to advance FOXO3 ageing therapies

Longevity Technology - 04-Dec-2024

Pioneering treatments target underlying mechanisms of age-related diseases like pulmonary fibrosis

AI-developed drug improves lung function in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

AI-developed drug improves lung function in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

FierceBiotech - 12-Nov-2024

Drug improved chronic cough symptoms, contributing to a better quality of life\

Silent killers: how gas stoves shorten lives across Europe

Silent killers: how gas stoves shorten lives across Europe

The Guardian - 28-Oct-2024

Study reveals deadly impact of indoor air pollution from gas appliances

Breathing new life: Frontier Bio's revolution in lab-grown lung tissue

Breathing new life: Frontier Bio's revolution in lab-grown lung tissue

3DPrint.com - 01-Oct-2024

Transforming respiratory care and reducing reliance on organ donors

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Respiratory Disease Resources

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Health Effects Institute (HEI)

Nonprofit company specialized in research on the health effects of air pollution

Speck

Indoor air quality monitor

Real time Air Quality Index map

World's Air Pollution: Real-time Air Quality Index

Flow

Air quality sensor that measures air quality and predicts pollution

Air Quality Egg

Air quality data device

Studio Roosegaarde

Social design lab of Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde.

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Respiratory Disease Blog Posts

Air pollution - a significant killer
07-May-2015

Air pollution - a significant killer

Long-term exposure to PM2.5 and other air pollution can knock 12 years off your life

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Topics covered in this page:
Air Pollution, Respiratory Disease