The landscape of fibrotic interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) is undergoing a significant paradigm shift. While traditionally viewed through the lens of ...
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, a team of researchers investigated whether age-dependent changes in lung physiology make the elderly disproportionately susceptible to severe ...
Precision-cut lung slices (PCLS) are thin, uniformly sectioned ex vivo preparations of lung tissue that preserve the native three-dimensional architecture, multicellular composition and extracellular ...
Human lungs on a dark background. 3D illustration. Vintage style. This story is part of a series exploring human anatomy and physiology complexities. Each story in this collection showcases ...
A team of scientists at the Institute for Cell Biology (Cancer Research), University of Duisburg-Essen, has developed a simple method for the automated manufacture of induced pluripotent stem cell ...
Biological assailants like fungi, bacteria, and viruses continuously test natural defenses that have evolved over millennia. Newer and stranger particles that originate from burning fuels, harmful ...
On average, we breath around 20 times per minute, every minute and every hour, day, week, month and year of our lives. It is one of the first things we do immediately after birth and one of the last ...
For patients with breathing disorders, the fear of being short of breath can be overwhelming. This fear can hold you back from experiencing the best quality of life that you can, leading to poor ...