Echinacoside, or ECH, a naturally occurring compound derived from certain plants, eased the signs and symptoms of PAH in rats in a study.

Biological therapy was associated with significant changes in lung structure and, by extension, improved lung function in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and T2 ...

Background: Diagnosing acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) remains challenging in clinical practice. Computed tomography (CT) plays a great role in characterizing and ...

Respiratory diseases are a challenging problem to treat. Inhalable medicines are a promising solution that depends on the ability to deliver tiny particles known as aerosols to the correct location in ...

Lung development in the fetus occurs at low oxygen tension in the womb, but after a very premature birth, the partly developed lungs of the tiny infants experience far greater oxygen tensions even ...

Branching patterns are prevalent in our natural environment and the human body, such as in the lungs and kidneys. For example, specific genes that express growth factor proteins are known to influence ...

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) may increase the risk of pneumonia due to a weakened immune system or structural changes to the lungs. SCLC is one of the two main types of lung cancer. Pneumonia is an ...

Researchers visualized ALK fusion proteins in real time. They showed that ALK inhibitors reshape flexible protein regions to ...