An online atlas of lung cells affected by idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) may help researchers find ways to create new therapies to treat this rare disease, one affecting about 100,000 Americans.

New closeup views of lung cells show just how prolifically the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can replicate once it infiltrates the respiratory tract. In the lab, pediatric pulmonologist Camille ...

Barkauskas, also from Duke, report their findings in Nature Communications. "It's as if the lung cells can regenerate from one another as needed to repair missing tissue, suggesting that there is ...

Figure 1: Flow diagram of the steps involved in lung ECFC isolation. Full size image Figure 2: Schematic representation of lung dissection and lung cell suspension preparation (Steps 14–29).