Abstract: This article addresses the critical challenge of safe control for quadrotor UAVs operating in environments with unknown disturbances. Existing robust control barrier function methods ...

Blinking is a human reflex most often performed without thinking, like breathing. Although research on blinking is usually related to vision, a new Concordia study examines how blinking is connected ...

The journey of air from the external world into our lungs is a fascinating and intricate process, culminating in the exchange of life-sustaining oxygen and the removal of carbon dioxide. At the very ...

Department of Pediatrics, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China Alveolar macrophages (AMs), a type of immune cell, display remarkable plasticity and manifest diverse responses to ...

Function Health, a startup that offers lab testing and body scans for early disease detection, scored nearly $300 million in series B funding, boosting its valuation to $2.5 billion. Redpoint Ventures ...

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia and emphysema are life-threatening diseases resulting from impaired alveolar development or alveolar destruction. Both conditions lack effective therapies. Angiogenic growth ...

A new study led by researchers at Mount Sinai Health System has identified distinct biological signatures in patients with mild Crohn's disease, offering a potential pathway toward more personalized ...

Introduction: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive lung disease with a poor prognosis. Alveolar macrophages (AMs) are essential for maintaining lung homeostasis and play a significant role ...

Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive disease of lung parenchymal scarring that is triggered by repeated microinjury to a vulnerable alveolar epithelium. It is increasingly ...

Function Health, a preventive health and longevity startup, acquired Ezra to integrate Function’s lab testing capabilities with the company’s artificial-intelligence-powered full-body scans, combining ...

ABSTRACT: Alveolar macrophages (AM) are known to play an essential role in lung defense through their ability to remove the foreign matters reaching the lung alveoli. Cigarette smoke (CS) is a ...

There is a longstanding debate over the relevance of form and function in architecture and design, with different schools of thought representing various perspectives. Indeed, the relationship between ...