New COVID-19 research uncovers viral behavior insights, driving innovative treatments with Northwestern Medicine's support.

The injury-repair process of the airway epithelium may contribute to the development of the bronchial hyper-responsiveness that is documented in many elite athletes. There are several reasons why the ...

The COVID-19 virus spreads via mucus once inside an infected airway, allowing it to reach into the lower lungs, according to ...

Inhaled therapy has become a crucial treatment option for respiratory diseases like asthma, cystic fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), delivering drugs directly to bronchial ...

in part by reducing stretch-induced epithelial and endothelial cell damage and the release of inflammatory mediators. Although lung-protective ventilation works in part by reducing lung ...

and potentially lung toxicity. This increases vulnerability to infection and impairs gas exchange. In vitro epithelial cell ...

Red blood cells and epithelial cells should be enumerated but are not included in the total white cell count. Differential cell counts are most frequently determined on slides prepared either by ...

Castellano, also a researcher, explains, "this protein helps to maintain lung epithelial cells -- those that cover the inner surface of the lungs -- in an undifferentiated state," that is ...