Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare disorder in which lipoproteinaceous material accumulates within alveoli. 1 The clinical course of the disease is variable, ranging from respiratory failure to ...

An RNA-based therapeutic approach led to transient activation of telomerase activity in a model of pulmonary fibrosis. A new report suggests that RNA-based human telomerase reverse transcriptase ...

Macrophages are highly variable, and their ontogeny and functions depend on the particular organ in which they reside and on any ongoing disease processes. Lung macrophages are critically important to ...

A newly reported case study has documented a novel nonsense variant in the RTEL1 gene in a patient with familial pulmonary fibrosis (PF), adding to an expanding understanding of how telomere-related ...

IN TODAY’S MEDICAL ALERT, THERE ARE 10,000 KNOWN RARE DISEASES. THEY IMPACT 30 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE US. FREDERICK COUNTY MAN IS ONE OF THEM. THESE SHARING HIS STORY OF SURVIVAL TO RAISE AWARENESS AND ...

A new Archives of Clinical and Medical Case Reports study provides new evidence demonstrating that the use of e-cigs increases the risk of acute respiratory syndrome. Study: The Impact of Chronic ...

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) refers to the presence of free air in the mediastinum without preceding trauma or ...

You have millions of air sacs (alveoli) in your lungs. These air sacs move oxygen into your blood. Alveolar walls contain surfactant. This is a substance made of fats, proteins, and other substances.