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Alveolar macrophage cell surface receptor TREM2 promotes lung fibrosis, study shows
Lung macrophages play a pivotal role in diseases like idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Two types of macrophages—the white blood ...
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Lung cells generated from mouse embryonic fibroblasts in just 7 to 10 days
Researchers in Japan have successfully generated lung cells similar to alveolar epithelial type 2 (AT2) cells from mouse embryonic fibroblasts without using stem cell technology.
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Scientists create first mini-lungs with built-in blood vessels, unlocking new insights for pulmonary vascular disease
The UCLA advance opens the door to growing other vascularized organ models, including intestines and colons, providing ...
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Alzheimer’s protein found to drive lung cancer spread to the brain
Researchers at McMaster University, Cleveland Clinic and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center have uncovered how a protein long ...
Lung cells generated from mouse fibroblasts in just 7 to 10 days without stem cell tech
Researchers in Japan have successfully generated lung cells similar to alveolar epithelial type 2 (AT2) cells from mouse ...
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Researchers grow lung cells from mouse fibroblasts in record 10-day process
The fibroblasts were directly converted into iPULs (induced pulmonary epithelial-like cells)—functionally akin to native AT2 ...
Pulmonology Advisor11h
Lung Function Racial/Ethnic Disparities Linked to Social Determinants of Health
Unfavorable social determinants of health (SDoH) disproportionately affect lung function in non-Hispanic Black and Mexican/Hispanic Americans.