In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers discuss the role of a surfactant-mediated inflammatory response employed by human lungs against the severe acute respiratory ...

LONDON, ON-A recently published preclinical study by researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, show that vaping may negatively ...

A recently published preclinical study by researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University's Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, show that vaping may negatively affect ...

An engineer in California has an invention that she hopes will someday help people with damaged lungs breathe easier. Stanford University's Annelise Barron has developed a synthetic version of ...

Scientists have developed a new lung surfactant that is produced synthetically rather than relying on the use of animal tissues. With further development, the formulation could provide a cheaper and ...

Newborns who lack natural surfactants develop respiratory distress syndrome. Surfactants are materials that reduce liquid surface tension, enabling carbon dioxide and oxygen to easily exchange as ...

Though we’ve now been living with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, for close to five years, many aspects of its biology and pathology remain mysterious. This is not helped by the fact that ...

Intratracheal administration of budesonide mixed with surfactant did not reduce the rates of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) or death compared with surfactant alone in extremely premature infants by ...

Playing tag, riding bikes, and climbing trees are among the many joys of childhood that leave kids happily worn out and panting heavily for air. For those with lung disorders, growing up can look ...

CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) - An infant from Virginia is now in Texas to receive a gift that may save her life: a new pair of lungs. Kylie suffers from a disease called Surfactant B Deficiency, ...