Barrier organs that form boundaries between the body and the outside environment, such as the lungs, skin, and intestines, face a difficult balancing act. They must respond quickly to threats such as ...

"The lungs are particularly vulnerable to microplastic damage due to their large surface area and limited ability to clear particles, particularly smaller ones that travel deep into the lungs. Lung ...

Researchers found that endothelial cells lining the veins in lungs contribute to repair of blood vessels after lung injury. Veins in the lungs, or pulmonary veins, play a critical role not only in ...

Neutrophil-driven inflammation is central to the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Emerging evidence suggests that Ca²⁺ signaling is critical in regulating neutrophil ...

IRI is a shared pathological process in myocardial infarction, ischaemic stroke, acute kidney injury, lung injury, and graft dysfunction after transplantation.

Robot-assisted surgery can help to reduce patient burden and operator stress by enabling precise manipulations with multiple joint motions, but may also cause complications due to the lack of tactile ...

Study in pigs shows influenza induces faster antibody response, clears quickly, while PRCV causes prolonged infection, more ...

A multi-institutional study led by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has revealed a previously underappreciated mechanism by ...

A blast injury is physical trauma caused by the rapid pressure wave and associated fragments generated by an explosion. 1,2 The resulting blast wave compresses air within open and enclosed spaces, ...