Ryan Hunter, PhD, associate professor of microbiology and immunology, recently created a device to study anaerobic bacteria alongside oxygenated cells, simulating microenvironments within the body.

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Researchers exposed cultures of human cells that line the upper airway, known as human bronchial epithelium, to dry air. After exposure, the cells were evaluated for mucus thickness and inflammatory ...

A therapy using a patient's own proximal basal stem cells shows promise to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Granick and Yu used an epithelial-cell-coated chip with 60 precisely placed electrodes to eavesdrop. Yu, a cell-culture expert, grew a single layer of human epithelial cells on the chip ...

The electric skin cell signals, which move at glacial pace compared to those in nerve cells, may play a role in initiating healing.

Discover a study that explored the hypothesis that mucus transpiration contributes to airway inflammation and chronic ...

Researchers observed how airway mucus, a dilute hydrogel ... inflammation— Experimental evidence from donor human bronchial epithelial (HBE) cell cultures and a mouse model demonstrates that ...

Researchers exposed cultures of human cells that line the upper airway, known as human bronchial epithelium, to dry air. After exposure, the cells were evaluated for mucus thickness and ...