Coronavirus is a group of RNA viruses that affect mammals and birds. It infects the wind pipe and lungs of humans and birds ...

Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive disease of lung parenchymal scarring that is triggered by ...

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Two recent studies from The Institute suggest that cannabis vapour may have adverse effects on lung cellsIs vaping cannabis ...

Bats are known as natural hosts for highly pathogenic viruses such as MERS- and SARS-related coronaviruses, as well as the ...

Discover how subtle changes in vocal tone and patterns can reveal cellular aging processes before visible signs appear, and ...

This study introduces a novel mechanism to explain how increased VPD can affect airway epithelial cells. Researchers observed how airway mucus, a dilute hydrogel composed of salts, globular ...

It goes something like this: Epithelial cells in the lung lining replicate ... include a problem with persistent inflammation in the airway. After looking at images of lungs whose linings were ...

Airway epithelial cells play central roles in protecting the lung against pathogens, allergens, and environmental hazards by releasing inflammatory mediators, surfactant, and mediating mucociliary ...

The researchers found that "ever" smokers, in contrast to "never" smokers, had upregulated ANO1 expression in airway epithelial cells. Similarly, airway epithelial cells in a bronchoalveolar ...

The research, led by Veena Antony, M.D., a professor in the UAB Department of Medicine, focuses on microRNA-381, and the expression of a chloride channel gene called ANO1 in lung tissue samples and ...