New surfactant could improve lung treatments for premature babies
Scientists have developed a new lung surfactant that is produced synthetically rather than relying on the use of animal ...
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Aimless Monocytes Underlie a Rare Lung Disease
Introduction of the variants into healthy cells abolished CCR2 protein expression ... to CCL-2 and meandered directionless around the chamber. Consistent with lung surfactant build up in the ...
Molgramostim shows promise in rare lung disease treatment
LANGHORNE, Pa. - Savara Inc. (NASDAQ:SVRA), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in rare respiratory diseases with a ...
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Soap's maze-solving skills could unlock secrets of the human body
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 ...