Understanding resilience—the ability of injured lung tissue to heal and regenerate ... ingrowing septa (dividers) emerge from a layer of epithelial, endothelial and mesenchymal cells to ...

This involves removing diseased tissue to alleviate symptoms and improve lung function ... wall is opened decortication of the visceral pleura (membranous outer layer of the lung) is performed. During ...

These nodular tissue changes are formed by the body in the lungs to wall off and contain Mtb bacteria. Granulomas are composed of a fibrous capsule which surrounds a layer of immune cells and a ...

They write: "Each pleura consists of two thin, sheet-like layers of tissue. The inner layer covers your lung. The other layer lines the inside of your chest wall. They fit snugly within your chest.

They found hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in human lung tissue that make red blood cells, as well as megakaryocytes, which produce the platelets that form blood clots. The findings appear Feb. 27 ...

Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology are investigating how mechanical forces—such as stretching and changes in tissue stiffness—influence viral infection rates in the lungs to understand ...

They found hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in human lung tissue that make red blood cells, as well as megakaryocytes, which produce the platelets that form blood clots. The findings appear Feb. 27 in ...