Tissue engineering approaches, including those to functional lung tissues, are finely honed
by the inclusion of upgraded devices that mimic biophysical and biochemical features in …

Endocrine, nervous, and immune systems work coordinately to maintain the global
homeostasis of the organism. They show sex differences in their functions that, in turn …

Introduction The coronavirus disease (COVID) 2019 pandemic remains a great challenge for
the healthcare system. The widely reported prolonged signs and symptoms resulting from …

Sex hormones play a pivotal role in modulating various physiological processes, with
emerging evidence underscoring their influence on cancer progression and treatment …

Background Although androgen in gender disparity of COVID-19 has been implied, no direct
link has been provided. Research design and methods Here, we applied AlphaFold …

Neutrophils play a critical role in the immune response to infection and tissue injury.
However, recent studies have shown that neutrophils are a heterogeneous population with …

Background: Epidemiological studies observed gender differences in COVID-19 outcomes,
however, whether sex hormone plays a causal in COVID-19 risk remains unclear. This study …

Background Demographic information has been shown to help predict high antibody titers of
COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) in CCP donors. However, there is no research on the …

Metastatic lung cancer is one of the leading causes of high mortality worldwide. Here, an in-
vivo mimicking 3D-lung-cancer-on-a-chip (IVM3DLCOC) model is introduced, developed …

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that gave rise to
COVID-19 infection produced a worldwide health crisis. The virus can cause a serious or …