Using e-cigarettes significantly increases the risk of developing chronic lung diseases like asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, and chronic obstructive pulmonary…
Alejandra Viviescas, PhD
Alejandra has a PhD in Genetics from São Paulo State University (UNESP) and is currently working as a scientific writer, editor, and translator. As a writer for BioNews, she is fulfilling her passion for making scientific data easily available and understandable to the general public. Aside from her work with BioNews, she also works as a language editor for non-English speaking authors and is an author of science books for kids.
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Articles by Alejandra Viviescas, PhD
Viral respiratory infections, like those caused by a cold or flu, may particularly aggravate symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…
Boehringer Ingelheim, the University Hospital Foundation, and the Government of Alberta, Canada, have formed a partnership aimed at…
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients who are exposed frequently to biomass smoke emitted by burning wood and coal…