Surfactant dysfunction: Medical conditions like respiratory distress syndrome in infants and some genetic conditions can ...

Spirrow Therapeutics, a Purdue University-related startup, is developing a novel treatment for a life-threatening lung condition known as acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS. The ...

The function of surfactant is to prevent lung collapse, especially of the terminal liquid-covered airspaces, called alveoli ... infants will develop respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) because ...