Acute lung injury (ALI) and its more severe form, acute respiratory distress syndrome
(ARDS) as common life-threatening lung diseases with high mortality rates are mostly …

Transient tachypnea of newborn (TTN) results from failure of the newborn to effectively clear
the fetal lung fluid soon after birth. TTN represents the most common etiology of respiratory …

COVID-19 mortality is primarily driven by abnormal alveolar fluid metabolism of the lung,
leading to fluid accumulation in the alveolar airspace. This condition is generally referred to …

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flows through the brain, transporting chemical signals and
removing waste. CSF production in the brain is balanced by a constant outflow of CSF, the …

The aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of small integral membrane proteins that facilitate the
bidirectional transport of water across biological membranes in response to osmotic …

Vascular changes represent a characteristic feature of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection leading to a breakdown of the vascular barrier and …

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused more than 6.3
million deaths to date. Despite great efforts to curb the spread of severe acute respiratory …

Current trends in miniaturized diagnostics indicate an increasing demand for large
quantities of mobile devices for health monitoring and point-of-care diagnostics. This comes …

Severe disease from SARS-CoV-2 infection often progresses to multi-organ failure and
results in an increased mortality rate amongst these patients. However, underlying …

The distal lung provides an intricate structure for gas exchange in mammalian lungs.
Efficient gas exchange depends on the functional integrity of lung alveoli. The cells in the …