Mountain climbers who develop high altitude sickness – with symptoms that include extreme listlessness and coughing up blood – may now have an explanation for what causes the condition, researchers ...

Pulmonary edema and impaired ventilation frequently occur together, creating a dangerous cycle that exacerbates respiratory distress. The fluid accumulation in pulmonary edema directly impairs gas ...

Unexpected massive, persistent fluid accumulation and fewer lymphatic capillaries lead to formulation of new hypothesis, according to a new report. Unexpected massive, persistent fluid accumulation ...

Polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) immunomodulatory properties have been studied extensively in chronic infections. Few studies have focused on acute infection; thus, PUFA effects in a mouse model of ...

Pulmonary edema is a condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs. The lungs are organs of respiration. Oxygen from the air passes through small air sacs of the lungs called alveoli and oxygenates ...

The fluid levels in the body are tightly regulated through homeostatic mechanisms involving the kidneys and other parts of the body. The production of interstitial fluid is regulated by the Starling ...

Edema (fluid accumulation and swelling) may result from the malfunctioning of regulatory processes controlling vessel permeability in the body. Edema frequently occurs in chronic inflammatory diseases ...

Philadelphia, PA, October 14, 2016 - Fluid accumulation and swelling (edema) may result from the malfunctioning of regulatory processes controlling vessel permeability in the body. Edema frequently ...