The key players are lung macrophage populations, airway epithelial cells, and in particular dendritic cell (DC) subpopulations and regulatory T cells; natural-killer-cell populations and mast ...

Researchers at the University of Bern and Bern University Hospital have developed a test to simplify the diagnosis of allergies. Its effectiveness ...

Read more about A study using a blood sample to diagnose cancer (PREVAILctDNA) A study of active surveillance for small cell lung cancer that has a risk of spreading to the brain (PRIMALung study) ...

A New Ventilator-on-a-Chip Model to Study Lung Damage Sep. 19, 2024 — Scientists are now able to directly compare the different kinds of injury that mechanical ventilation causes to cells in the ...

Recent highlights of our research include (1) the discovery of ATP-sensitive P2X receptors on human lung mast cells, activation of which may contribute to the pathophysiology of asthma, (2) the first ...

June 14, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new nanomedicine therapy that delivers anticancer drugs to lung cancer cells and enhances the immune system's ability to fight cancer. The team ...

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is relatively rare to begin with, accounting for 10% to 15% of all lung cancers, according to the American Cancer Society. And the newly discovered subtype accounts ...

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer, accounting for more than 80% of lung cancer cases. The treatment plan and goal of treatment depend on the stage of your ...

Smallwood, D.T., Apollonio, B., Willimott, S., Ambrose, A., Alharthi, A., Ramsay, A.G., Wagner, S.D. (2016) Extracellular vesicles released by CD40/IL-4 stimulated ...

If you’re looking for information or to connect with other people also dealing with lung cancer, here are some resources. FDA Approves New Treatment for Non-Small-Cell Lung CancerClinical trials ...

This valuable study reports on a novel role of PD-1 in early T cell differentiation, showing that PD-1 stimulation impairs Th2 differentiation more effectively than that of Th1, with implications for ...