A protein called Runx2 contributes to the abnormal activity of lung cells that drive pulmonary fibrosis, a new study shows.

By analyzing multiple emphysema and COPD patient datasets, SPP1 is significantly upregulated in the lungs of patients, ...

An international team of researchers has, for the first time, created a detailed map of the location and identity of individual cells in the adult lung, both from healthy lungs and in lungs from ...

Background Early-life inflammation has long been recognised as a key pathophysiological process in the evolution of cystic ...

Researchers have been trying for decades to stop the cells that damage the lung in people with pulmonary fibrosis. Now a team of Columbia and UCSD researchers may have found a clever solution that ...

Introduction: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare disease in infancy characterized by the accumulation of lipoprotein material within the alveoli, leading to impaired gas exchange, ...