When an otherwise harmless fungus like Aspergillus fumigatus invades the lungs of people with compromised immune systems, it can cause severe respiratory problems. A new NIH grant will employ specialized mathematical and computer modeling to improve understanding of our biological defense system.
Inner ear-injured mice fail to adapt breathing rates to CO2 levels, substantiating correlations between inner ear dysfunction, low respiration and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
Learn about the capacity of distal airway stem cells (DASCs) to proliferate and integrate into damaged lung during regeneration giving rise to multiple cell types.