For the first time, scientists are able to directly compare the different kinds of injury that mechanical ventilation causes to cells in the lungs. In a new study, using a ventilator-on-a-chip model ...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the first time, scientists are able to directly compare the different kinds of injury that mechanical ventilation causes to cells in the lungs. In a new study, using a ...

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Every cell in your body needs oxygen to function properly. Your lungs are crucial in achieving this goal—once you take air into your lungs, oxygen enters the bloodstream and moves through your body.