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Fourth-generation vaping devices increase risk to immune cells
Not all electronic cigarette devices are created equal. Some fourth-generation models—such as Juul devices—are associated with unique changes in markers of immune responses inside our airways, according to a new paper from UNC School of Medicine researchers led by toxicologist Ilona Jaspers, Ph.D., director of the UNC Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma, and Lung Biology and director of the UNC Curriculum in Toxicology and Environmental Medicine.