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Biological and health effects of fire smoke exposure

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A new study leverages powerful multi-omics techniques to analyze immune dysregulation in smoke-exposed individuals, offering crucial insights for the development of novel diagnostics and interventions.

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Fig. 1: Smoke-induced immune and epigenetic alterations.

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Oh, M., Zychowski, K.E. Biological and health effects of fire smoke exposure. Nat Med 31, 2863–2864 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-03866-6

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