Females greatly outnumber males as sufferers of chronic pain. Although social and
psychological factors certainly play a role in the differences in prevalence and incidence …

Asthma is a complex inflammatory disease characterized by airway inflammation and
hyperresponsiveness. The mechanisms associated with the development and progression …

Background Sex differences are important epidemiological factors that impact in the
frequency and severity of infectious diseases. A clear sexual dimorphism in bacterial …

The objective of lung development is to generate an organ of gas exchange that provides
both a thin gas diffusion barrier and a large gas diffusion surface area, which concomitantly …

Nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) is a well-established traffic emissions tracer and has been
associated with multiple adverse health outcomes. Short-and long-term exposure to NO 2 …

Background Numerous studies have estimated adverse effects of short-term exposure to
ambient air pollution on public health. Few have focused on sex-differences, and results …

Abstract The Sars-CoV-2 disease (known as COVID-19) has become a global public health
emergency. Researchers have been unveiling the transmission mechanisms and disclosing …

Inflammation is a characteristic marker in numerous lung disorders. Several immune cells,
such as macrophages, dendritic cells, eosinophils, as well as T and B lymphocytes …

Epidemiological and challenge studies in healthy subjects and in individuals with asthma
highlight the health impact of environmental ozone even at levels considered safe. Acute …

Purpose To investigate the association of long-term exposure to ambient air pollution with
serum liver enzymes in older adults. Methods In this longitudinal study, we investigated …