News tagged with surfactant

Antiviral lipid earns patent: Lipids in lung can inhibit RSV and influenza infections

Dennis Voelker, PhD, professor of medicine at National Jewish Health, has been awarded a U.S. patent (#8,367,643) for various lipids and related compounds that can inhibit inflammation and infection in the lungs, especially ...

Medical research Mar 05, 2013 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

Benefits of higher oxygen, breathing device persist after infancy

By the time they reached toddlerhood, very preterm infants originally treated with higher oxygen levels continued to show benefits when compared to a group treated with lower oxygen levels, according to a follow-up study ...

Health Dec 27, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |