He had no intention to follow his father down the pit after he developed pneumoconiosis - a form of lung disease - at just 23 from inhaling coal dust. “I never wanted to do it after that.

“Silicosis and exposure to toxic iron dust resemble coal worker’s pneumoconiosis, which is common in coal miners and is colloquially known as black lung disease,” Wang added. Perchlorates, another ...

Background: Pneumoconiosis remains a widespread occupational disease globally. This study provides an updated overview of the global burden of pneumoconiosis, examining incidence and mortality from ...

A significant alteration to Personal Independence Payments (PIP) could potentially affect thousands of individuals currently receiving the sickness benefit, as they may no longer be eligible for their ...

such as inflammation and pneumoconiosis. Wang et al. show the recruitment of the lipid channel protein VPS13C and formation of VPS13C-dependent contacts between endoplasmic reticulum and lysosomes ...