By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD Exposure alters immune cell movement and reduces pathogen clearance, increasing the risk of severe ...

Scientists tested the effects of flavored e-cigarette vapor on mice and compared the effects on the lungs with unflavored vapor.

Alveolar macrophages are found deep in the lungs where they remove bacteria, viruses and other harmful pathogens. Collecting these specialized cells from donors in order to study them in detail ...

Although researchers have found previous evidence that the vapor from e-cigarettes is harmful to the lungs, a new report ...

The vape flavour impaired the function of 'alveolar macrophages' among mice, according to scientists. For mammals like us, ...

Berry-flavored vapes. In 2019, a series of reported lung injury cases among teenagers inspired McGill Assistant Professor ...

This is what researchers call a dormant mesenchymal-like phenotype before metastasis to the lungs. Now, scientists have shown in a study published Oct. 7, 2024, in Cell, that the limiting of ...

Now, scientists have shown in a study published Oct. 7, 2024, in Cell, that the limiting of disseminated breast cancer cells (DCCs) to metastasize in the lungs is due to alveolar macrophages (AMs), ...

From the classic watermelon and mint to the more unusual unicorn hoops and gummy bears, it's well known that vapes come in a ...

model contains many of the critical features of alveolar macrophages found in the lungs, including onion-shaped phagolysosomes (left) and the cell nucleus (right). A human cell culture model of ...