What these tiny sacs in the lungs do and conditions that can affect them Medically reviewed by Susan Russell, MD Alveoli are tiny, balloon-shaped air sacs located at the end of the bronchioles, the ...

New research challenges long-held beliefs about lung development, revealing that alveoli form through epithelial outgrowths ...

Researchers have uncovered changes in the cellular response throughout lung damage caused by SARS-CoV-2—the virus behind ...

A new study sheds light on ventilator-induced lung injury, a complication that gained increased attention during the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to a surge in patients requiring mechanical ...