September 2018

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World Health Assembly delegates agree new five-year strategic plan

To stay healthy, our lungs have to maintain two key populations of cells: the alveolar epithelial cells, which make up the little sacs where gas exchange takes place, and bronchiolar epithelial cells (also known as airway cells) that are lined with smooth muscle. Figuring this out could help in developing new treatments for such lung…

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News Note: Cell ‘barcodes’ trace the natural development of blood

To stay healthy, our lungs have to maintain two key populations of cells: the alveolar epithelial cells, which make up the little sacs where gas exchange takes place, and bronchiolar epithelial cells (also known as airway cells) that are lined with smooth muscle. Figuring this out could help in developing new treatments for such lung…

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‘Pull’ from an implanted robot could help grow stunted organs

To stay healthy, our lungs have to maintain two key populations of cells: the alveolar epithelial cells, which make up the little sacs where gas exchange takes place, and bronchiolar epithelial cells (also known as airway cells) that are lined with smooth muscle. Figuring this out could help in developing new treatments for such lung…

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Intestine chip models gut function, in disease and in health

To stay healthy, our lungs have to maintain two key populations of cells: the alveolar epithelial cells, which make up the little sacs where gas exchange takes place, and bronchiolar epithelial cells (also known as airway cells) that are lined with smooth muscle. Figuring this out could help in developing new treatments for such lung…

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World Bank Group join forces to strengthen global health security

To stay healthy, our lungs have to maintain two key populations of cells: the alveolar epithelial cells, which make up the little sacs where gas exchange takes place, and bronchiolar epithelial cells (also known as airway cells) that are lined with smooth muscle. Figuring this out could help in developing new treatments for such lung…

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