Scientists have developed a new lung surfactant that is produced synthetically rather than relying on the use of animal ...

Lung surfactants help premature babies breathe while their lung cells finish developing. In addition to offering a potential ...

Surfactants are detergent-like substances in the lungs that dramatically lower the surface tension of the fluid within the air sacs. Particles—including infectious microbes—locate to the distal ...

L.S.A. pereia, A.A. Camacho, A.M. Almeida Jr., R.S. Goncalves, W. Caetano, C.E. DeWolf, P.H.B. Aoki (20022), Mechanisms of hypericin incorporation to explain the ...

The treatment uses a nanoparticle to mimic the behavior of a natural surfactant in the lungs to work within the lungs' processes for inflation and oxygenation. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

About Autoimmune PAP Autoimmune PAP is a rare lung disease characterized by the abnormal build-up of surfactant in the alveoli (or air sacs) of the lungs. Surfactant consists of proteins and ...

Professor Oliver Jensen, The University of Manchester Follow me on X (opens in new window) Follow me on Facebook (opens in new window) Add me on LinkedIn (opens in new window) Surfactants are ...

RDS occurs when babies’ lungs are missing an important molecule, surfactant, that helps them breathe, and can be treated in most cases by one or two doses of an artificial version. The Coroner ...