The financing was led by Lapam Capital, with participation from Frees Fund and Riverhead Capital.

A newly engineered antibody can penetrate kidney cysts and interrupt the growth signals that drive polycystic kidney disease.

In-office application of a double layered amniotic membrane is well-tolerated and effective for ocular surface diseases, a case series shows.

Study met its primary endpoint demonstrating that GRI-0621 was well tolerated over 12 weeks of treatment, with no drug-related severe or serious ...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic disease in which healthy lung tissue is gradually replaced by scar tissue.

Pneumoconiosis remains a prevalent occupational disease with limited treatment options. A new review study elucidates the ...

Background CFTR modulators have transformed cystic fibrosis (CF) treatment, but individual responses vary even among patients with identical CFTR genotypes. This underscores the need for predictive ...

New Indian study reveals nanoplastics from PET bottles can harm gut bacteria, red blood cells, and human cells, raising ...

In 2020, right when Jane Baude was starting her Ph.D. research at UC Santa Barbara, she learned that a critical component of her experiment — the gel needed to grow and test mammary epithelial cells — ...

Epithelial cells line the body’s surfaces to protect against physical damage, pathogens, and dehydration. These cells play key roles in absorbing nutrients and removing waste products, as well as ...

Study data indicate that membrane perforation registers as danger and is sufficient to launch type 2 immune pathways in the airway epithelium. The authors argue that many otherwise unrelated allergens ...

Chinese scientists have discovered a common mechanism by which structurally distinct proteins elicit an allergic reaction, showing they cause the formation of pores in epithelial airway cells. That ...