Chemistry of Airborne Particulate--Lung Interactions Revealed

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 09:56 in Health & Medicine

Exactly how airborne particulates harm our lungs still puzzles epidemiologists, physicians, environmental scientists, and policy makers. Now California Institute of Technology researchers have found that they act by impairing the lungs' natural defenses against ozone. read more

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