Scientists have developed a new lung surfactant that is produced synthetically rather than relying on the use of animal ...

Surfactants are detergent-like substances in the lungs that ... They observed that bacterial pulmonary clearance was reduced in SP-A–null mice and was increased in SP-D–overexpressing mice, compared ...

and pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP), a disorder characterized by lung surfactant accumulation. This is a good example of how you can actually get an answer and then potentially get a treatment, ...

Lung surfactants help premature babies breathe while their lung cells finish developing. In addition to offering a potential ...

Surfactants are substances that help fluids spread. They naturally exist in the human lungs and when doctors treat lung diseases, they sometimes use "exogenous surfactants" (from external sources ...

We speculate that increased activity of the ANP/NPR-A pathway in late gestation may prime the surfactant system, preparing the lung for air breathing. Currently, no study has examined ...

UC Santa Barbara researchers now know why a pool of red dye somehow “knew” how to solve a maze filled with milk.

An "intelligent" liquid that has baffled scientists due to its ability to "choose" its own path to solve a maze has finally ...

The lung injury scores were significantly lower in the dependent site of lavage-20 and lavage-30 groups than the other two groups. In conclusion, using 20 mL/kg diluted surfactant in two aliquots ...

Surfactant B deficiency causes abnormalities in the lining of the lung tissues, making breathing difficult. The life expectancy without a lung transplant is about three to five months. In Kylie ...