Cold weather, low humidity, and pollution place continuous stress on the respiratory system during the winter months.

Cold weather and rising pollution make winter tough on the lungs. A senior pulmonologist explains how to boost lung health in ...

A 3D reconstruction of a mouse lung four days after infection with fluorescent Sendai virus reveals widespread virus presence (red) and active replication (green). A study by researchers at WashU ...

Air pollution is no longer just an environmental issue—it’s a growing health emergency. From persistent cough to chronic lung ...

The lungs are crucial for human health as they facilitate the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and the environment. This process is vital for delivering oxygen to the body's ...

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion new red blood cells each day to keep the oxygen flowing. The human body is ...

COVID-19 and its allied complication with regards to lungs have had an underlying and irreversible impact on many of us. It's important that we take care of our lungs especially during such times. The ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human lung-on-chip model using stem cells taken from only one person. These chips simulate breathing motions and lung ...

Until very recently, it was believed that the lungs were sterile or free from bacteria. 1 This would be a truly remarkable fact, if true, considering that there is virtually no environmental niche on ...