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Pain is a tricky thing to measure. Unlike metrics such as blood pressure, heart rate or even cancer presence—all of which can be assessed with a test—diagnosing pain relies almost entirely on the use of...
Schworer, an assistant professor of rheumatology, allergy, and immunology and the UNC School of Medicine, wants to know how lung tissue becomes asthmatic, in the hope of preventing the disease from developing. Breathing...