Researchers have identified a lung stem cell that repairs the organ's gas exchange compartment. They isolated and characterized these progenitor cells from mouse and human lungs and demonstrated they ...

The alveoli are microscopic, balloon-like structures in the lungs that play a crucial role in respiration. If they are damaged, they may be able to self-repair, but medical attention is key to ...

Specialized lung cells appear in the developing fetus much earlier than scientists previously thought. A new animal study (“Early lineage specification defines alveolar epithelial ontogeny in the ...

Gas exchange or respiration takes place at a respiratory surface; a boundary between the external environment and the interior of the body. For unicellular organisms the respiratory surface is simply ...

The lungs may have greater capacity for regeneration in adults than thought, according to a case report of new growth after lung cancer resection. A woman who had her right lung removed at age 33 ...

Bone marrow–derived stromal cells (BMSCs) protect against acute lung injury (ALI). To determine the role of BMSC mitochondria in this protection, we airway-instilled mice first with lipopolysaccharide ...

YORBA LINDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orange County, California based MediPines Corporation, a global market leader in the development of gas exchange monitoring technology, has announced full ...

Researchers have identified a lung stem cell that repairs the organ’s gas exchange compartment, according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. They ...