Emissions and asthma | Autoimmunity | Dopamine in addiction

Drop in power plant emissions associated with asthma improvements; autoimmunity marker increases; dopamine modification linked to addiction

April 21, 2020 Edition

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Drop in coal power plant emissions associated with asthma improvements

Reductions in sulfur dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants were associated with fewer local hospitalizations and emergency department visits due to asthma.


Young man in pain massaging his hand

Marker of autoimmunity increases in U.S.

Autoimmunity may be on the rise, based on a study of antinuclear antibodies in blood samples collected nationwide from 1988-2012.


Chromatin

Dopamine modification on chromatin linked to addiction

Researchers found that dopamine can modify the structure that DNA is packed into and alter gene expression following cocaine exposure.


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