Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common clinical syndrome of acute
respiratory failure as a result of diffuse lung inflammation and oedema. ARDS can be …

Micro-and nano-plastics (MNPs) pollution has become a pressing global environmental
issue, with growing concerns regarding its impact on human health. However, evidence of …

The lung is the primary organ targeted by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), making respiratory failure a leading coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

Background The causative agents for the current national outbreak of electronic-cigarette, or
vaping, product use–associated lung injury (EVALI) have not been established. Detection of …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), due to infection by the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is now causing a global pandemic. Aerosol …

The inefficient and incomplete combustion of solid fuel (SF) is associated with high levels of
indoor air pollutants leading to 3.55 million deaths annually. The risk is higher in women and …

Pulmonary surfactant is a critical component of lung function in healthy individuals. It
functions in part by lowering surface tension in the alveoli, thereby allowing for breathing …

Abstract The Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic caused by Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) requires a rapid solution and global …

Background Air pollution constitutes the major threat to human health, whereas their
adverse impacts and underlying mechanisms of different particular matters are not clearly …

The respiratory surface in the mammalian lung is stabilized by pulmonary surfactant, a
membrane-based system composed of multiple lipids and specific proteins, the primary …