When the lungs are attacked by a virus, the damage doesn't stop there. The body's natural defenses cause inflammation while fighting the virus, often leaving lasting problems. The cells that make up ...

A drug prototype known as NZ-97 showed promise for treating pulmonary disease by stimulating growth of new stem cells to repair damaged tissue, based on data from a new proof-of-concept study. In many ...

When it comes to lung healing and recovery, many well-intentioned approaches actually hinder rather than help the natural healing process. The lungs possess remarkable regenerative capabilities, but ...

Alveolar Type II cells (AT2s) are the stem cells responsible for both lung homeostasis and regeneration. Mitochondrial dysfunction in AT2 cells has been implicated in both chronic and acute ...

A rare cell in the lining of lungs is fundamental to the organ-wide response necessary to repair damage from toxins like those in wildfire smoke or respiratory viruses, Stanford Medicine researchers ...

A bioengineered lung model showed that the physical force of airway narrowing contributes to tissue remodeling in asthma, ...

The Sbno2 gene is significantly upregulated in tissue-resident alveolar macrophages (TR-AMs) and correlates with enhanced proliferation of alveolar epithelial cells (AECs). Sbno2 expression plays a ...

At the height of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, researchers in Thomas Marichal’s immunophysiology laboratory at the University of Liège were studying samples collected from the lungs of patients who had ...

Recovery from deadly influenza infection may hinge on helping the lungs heal in addition to stopping the virus, according to a new study in mice, which shows that pairing modest antiviral therapies ...

Researchers at the CU Anschutz Cancer Center have discovered how breast cancer cells that spread to the lungs may take advantage of the body’s natural healing response and how a commonly used drug ...

Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has undergone a lung transplant to treat a progressive lung disease called chronic pulmonary ...

Lung cancer. Just hearing the words can evoke fear, confusion, and a sense of helplessness. Despite advances in treatment, it's still one of the most aggressive and deadly cancers we face today. But ...