If you were watching the NFL Draft last night you probably saw the Minnesota family handpicked to announce the Vikings' first ...

Researchers developed NZ-97, an inhalable drug that stimulates the growth of stem cells in the lungs, potentially repairing ...

Eleven-year-old Abbie McNett of Lockport was diagnosed with Stage 4 Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma, an incurable cancer, two years ago. After treatment that included both chemotherapy and radiation, these ...

Scientists at UC Santa Cruz have discovered a cellular process in the breast that can increase milk production by pregnant ...

Human mini-lungs grown by University of Manchester scientists can mimic the response of animals when exposed to certain ...

Alveoli, the functional units of the lung where gas exchange occurs, are primarily composed of alveolar type 1 and 2 epithelial cells (AT1 and AT2 cells, respectively). In addition to producing ...

Notably, whereas alveolar epithelial cells infected with the B.1.1.214 and B.1.617.2 variants readily released viruses, infections by the omicron variants led to much lower virus release.

Annie Gotwald, who died at age 9, wanted to build rockets. Thanks to her loved ones' fundraising, other kids might have the ...

Discover Omeros Corp's groundbreaking patent for treating graft-versus-host disease post stem cell transplant with a MASP-2 inhibitory agent. Learn more about this innovative method now!

Researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University (BU) today announced findings from a new research study, ...

This meta-analysis includes 10 RCTs that assess the efficacy of CHX gel to prevent the incidence of alveolar osteitis after mandibular third molar extraction. The control group receives only ...

More information: Yuko Ohnishi et al, Screening of factors inducing alveolar type 1 epithelial cells using human pluripotent ...