Lung-on-chip model made of cells derived from a single person furthers understanding of tuberculosis and potential ...

January is Radon Action Month, a time to raise awareness about the invisible, odorless, and tasteless radioactive gas that ...

3D-printed lungs made with living cells could help to improve lung disease prevention and treatment—and potentially one day offer a lab-grown option for use in organ transplants. University of ...

Share on Pinterest To boost heart and lung health, swap the couch for ‘exercise snacks’, researchers advise. Image credit: Bisual Studio/Stocksy Getting enough exercise is an essential part of keeping ...

The lung tissue of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease contains triple the sootlike particle buildup found in similar tissue in smokers’ lungs, a recent analysis finds. The study found ...

New research has identified the mechanism by which air pollution damages the lungs’ self-cleaning system, leaving us vulnerable to infection. In doing so, it has also identified a way to reverse that ...

Examining a patient for common or complex pulmonary issues in a primary care setting takes time and expertise — physicians need to ask about symptoms and medical history and determine which tests to ...

A major challenge facing primary care physicians arises when patients present with symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, or difficulty breathing that can be respiratory or cardiovascular in ...

A clinical trial conducted in a neonatal intensive care unit has identified a new treatment protocol to improve lung growth and function among preterm infants. Adding two weeks of continuous positive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Between a group of carpenters and an age-, sex- and height-matched group of university employees, carpenters had ...

A new method of scanning lungs is able to show in real time how air moves in and out of the lungs as people take a breath in patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and ...