The Lung Biology Program comprises a team of scientists focused on pioneering research in Pulmonary Medicine. Key areas of focus include protease and matrix biology, metabolomics and proteomics, ...

The evolution of the lung represents a compelling chapter in evolutionary developmental biology, highlighting the intricate interplay between genetic mechanisms and environmental pressures during the ...

Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths around the world, and is often not diagnosed until it is in late stages that are frequently untreatable. Scientists have used a mouse model to identify ...

Population aging is reshaping the landscape of respiratory disease, with COPD, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, bronchiectasis, ...

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 ...

In a recent study, researchers developed artificial lungs that will enhance the efficiency of respiratory disease research. A collaboration between researchers at Pohang University of Science and ...

Scientists have learned more about how SARS-CoV-2 infections, which cause COVID-19, can ruin the ability of immune cells to repair lung damage. This could help explain some of the symptoms experienced ...

UF Health Cancer Institute researchers have discovered a small compound produced naturally by gut bacteria that doubled the response to lung cancer immunotherapy treatment in mice and can now be made ...

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion new red blood cells each day to keep the oxygen flowing. For many years, ...

A research team has made a breakthrough in epigenetic drug discovery. The researchers have successfully developed a ...

Researchers at Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute have reported that measuring delta-like ligand 3 (DLL3) on circulating ...