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 ...

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 ...

Children diagnosed with interstitial lung disease often survive into adulthood, when they are likely to need care for related impairments.

Researchers discovered that ink in a soap-and-milk experiment follows the path of least resistance due to surface tension ...

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 ...

Bronchioles of these emphysematous areas are often more muscular than normal, suggesting that muscle as well as surfactant has a role in stabilizing lung growth. The spectacular gross appearance ...

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

Over an average of 4.2 years, these patients exhibited improved pulmonary gas transfer and activities of daily living, alongside a reduction in surfactant burden as confirmed by high-resolution ...