A pleura is a thin membrane that covers the surface of the lungs and the inside of the chest wall, encompassing the pleural space. It is normal for this space to have some fluid (about 10 to 20 ml), ...

Exposure to asbestos can lead to the development of several diseases that affect the pleura, a membrane that lines the lungs and chest. Pleural diseases (like pleural mesothelioma, effusions, plaques, ...

Membrane trafficking is the process by which proteins and other macromolecules are distributed throughout the cell, and released to or internalised from the extracellular space. Membrane ...

Membrane proteins are proteins found in cell membranes, either at the surface or on intracellular organelles. Integral membrane proteins such as receptors and ion channels span the membrane ...

NORTH CHICAGO, IL, USA I 18, 2024 I AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced the European Commission (EC) granted marketing authorization for ELAHERE® ...

What Are Smoker's Lungs? You’ve heard it a million times: Smoking is bad for you. You may not realize, though, how much tobacco changes your lungs and their ability to bring oxygen into your body.

In approximately one third of people living with ovarian cancer, the folate-receptor alpha (FRα) biomarker is highly expressediv (≥75% of tumor cells with ≥2+ membrane staining intensity).

What is a pericardial window? A pericardial window is a procedure done on the sac around the heart. Surgically removing a small part of the sac lets healthcare providers drain extra fluid from the sac ...

Some of these include pleural effusions, pain, severe fatigue, and more. Dying is a natural process, but it's also a profound mystery in the human experience, and no two deaths are ever truly the same ...