Researchers developed 3-D models of lungs from stem cells, creating new ways to study respiratory diseases such as asthma.
Acute Respiratory Disease Cases On Rise In India Due To Air Pollution: Health Ministry Report
Air pollution leads to a wide array of health effects, of which ARI has accounted for the maximum number of cases. Around 3.5 crore ARI cases were reported in 2014.
Air pollution leads to a wide array of health effects, of which ARI has accounted for the maximum number of cases. Around 3.5 crore ARI cases were reported in 2014.
‘Miniature lungs provide a human model to screen drugs, understand gene function, generate transplantable tissue and study respiratory diseases.’
Respiratory diseases account for nearly one in five deaths worldwide, and lung cancer survival rates remain poor despite numerous therapeutic advances during the past 30 years. The numbers highlight the need for new, physiologically relevant models for translational lung research.
Lab-grown lungs can help because they provide a human model to screen drugs, understand gene function, generate transplantable tissue and study complex human diseases, such as asthma.
Novel Virus That Could Cause Respiratory Disease in Ball Pythons Identified
A novel virus that could be the source of a severe, sometimes fatal respiratory disease that has been observed in captive ball pythons since the 1990s has been discovered by scientists.
A novel virus that could be the source of a severe, sometimes fatal respiratory disease that has been observed in captive ball pythons since the 1990s has been discovered by scientists.
The findings, published in the journal eLife, suggest that scientists can now grow 3-D models of lungs from stem cells, creating new ways to study respiratory diseases.
Advertisements
One More MERS Death Takes Saudi Death Toll from the Respiratory Disease to 62
One more man has died from the MERS coronavirus in Saudi Arabia, bringing the death toll from the respiratory disease in the worst-hit country to 62 health authorities said.
One more man has died from the MERS coronavirus in Saudi Arabia, bringing the death toll from the respiratory disease in the worst-hit country to 62 health authorities said.
Source-IANS
Childhood Respiratory Disease may Soon Get a Vaccine
A new method for designing artificial proteins and use it to make key ingredients for a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus, a cause of infant mortality, has been invented by scientists
A new method for designing artificial proteins and use it to make key ingredients for a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus, a cause of infant mortality, has been invented by scientists
