Nature

Alveolar Recruitment Promotes Homogeneous Surfactant Distribution in a Piglet Model of Lung Injury

Uneven distribution of exogenous surfactant contributes to a poor clinical response in animal models of respiratory distress syndrome. Alveolar recruitment at the time of surfactant administration may ...

Savara Announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Filed the MOLBREEVI* Biologics License Application (BLA) in Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveola…

Savara Inc. (Nasdaq: SVRA) (the Company), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare respiratory diseases, ...
News Medical

Pulmonary surfactant-mediated inflammatory response against SARS-CoV-2

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers discuss the role of a surfactant-mediated inflammatory response employed by human lungs against the severe acute respiratory ...
BBC

'Breakthrough' lung treatment saving premature babies

Premature babies often require a surfactant injection to help their lungs to work Premature babies around the world are being kept alive thanks to a "medical breakthrough" that is being trialled in ...
Seeking Alpha

Savara Resubmits the Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for MOLBREEVI* for the Potential Treatment of Autoimmune Pulmonary ...

-- The BLA was Resubmitted with FUJIFILM Biotechnologies (Fujifilm) as the Drug Substance Manufacturer and Priority Review was Requested -- MOLBREEVI was granted Fast Track and Breakthrough Therapy ...
News Medical

Researchers uncover how vitamin E acetate might cause lung injury in vapers

E-cigarette, or vaping, associated lung injury (EVALI) has sickened thousands of people, most under the age of 35. Studies have linked vitamin E acetate, an oily substance in some vaping liquids, to ...