Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have determined what happens at a cellular level as the lung alveolus forms and allows newborns to breathe air. Understanding this process ...

Czech researchers have discovered that nanoplastics can weaken the lungs’ natural defence system, raising fresh concerns ...

Philadelphia, March 12, 2021 - Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have determined what happens at a cellular level as the lung alveolus forms and allows newborns to breathe ...

This schematic shows how the small airsacs of the lung called alveoli, specifically the alveolar-capillary interface that is the major site of radiation-induced lung injury (RILI) is modeled on the ...

The lungs’ constant pattern of stretching and relaxing that accompanies breathing does more than allow for basic lung functioning—it generates immune responses against invading viruses. Using a human ...

The mere motions of breathing are known to influence vital functions of the lungs, including their development in babies, the production of air-exchange-enhancing fluid on their inner surfaces, and ...

When influenza A viruses and the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infect the human body, innate immune responses in the lung act as the first line of defense against these ...

ACT: Activation-induced T-cell derived and chemokine related; BCA: B cell-attracting chemokine; BLC: B-lymphocyte chemoattractant; BRAK: Breast and kidney-expressed chemokine; CTACK: Cutaneous ...

Researchers have determined what happens at a cellular level as the lung alveolus forms and allows newborns to breathe air. Understanding this process gives researchers a better sense of how to ...