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• Women who work nightshifts are more likely to have asthma16 June 2025
  Women who work night shifts are more likely to suffer with moderate or severe asthma compared to women who work in the daytime, according to a study published in ERJ Open Research [1]. The research, which… Read more: Women who work nightshifts are more likely to have asthma
• Scientists find unusual build-up of soot-like particles in lung cells of COPD patients11 June 2025
  — As a result, cells grow abnormally large and cause inflammation — Cells taken from the lungs of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a larger accumulation of soot-like carbon deposits compared to cells… Read more: Scientists find unusual build-up of soot-like particles in lung cells of COPD patients
• Male bodybuilders face high risk of sudden cardiac death, especially those who compete professionally21 May 2025
  Sudden cardiac death is responsible for an unusually high proportion of deaths in male bodybuilders worldwide with the highest risk among professional bodybuilders, according to research published in the European Heart Journal [1]. Sudden cardiac death… Read more: Male bodybuilders face high risk of sudden cardiac death, especially those who compete professionally
• Two out of five patients with heart failure do not see a cardiologist even once a year and these patients are more likely to die18 May 2025
  If you have cancer, you expect to see an oncologist, but if you have heart failure you may or may not see a cardiologist. According to research published in the European Heart Journal [1], only around… Read more: Two out of five patients with heart failure do not see a cardiologist even once a year and these patients are more likely to die