It's packed with nutrients, but the raw leaves have been linked to outbreaks of lung failure. (npr.org)
Dr. Axel Heller from the department of anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine also gets dedicated research time — one week out of four, he can devote himself to his research, which mainly focuses on the problem of acute lung failure.? (sciencemag.org)
People with lung failure are usually hooked up to a machine that pumps their blood through a gas exchanger to supply oxygen and remove carbon dioxide. (newscientist.com)