During tests on mice, the researchers found that the sweet vape interfered with cells called alveolar macrophages and prevented them from clearing out bacteria. The researchers say that this could ...

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Consistent with lung surfactant build up in the children’s lungs and the monocyte migration impairment, the researchers found a decreased number of alveolar macrophages in their patients’ ...