Lungs can regenerate damaged tissue, to a small extent. A sneeze can expel air from the lungs at speeds up to 100 miles per ...

More information: Melissa Acosta-Plasencia et al, Discovering genes and microRNAs involved in human lung development unveils ...

An Environmental Pollution study, co-authored by Dr. Jason Surratt, a professor in the Department of Chemistry at UNC-Chapel Hill, reveals how two key components of biomass smoke—levoglucosan and ...

If lung cancer isn’t caught early, there’s a high risk of it spreading to other parts of your body, including the brain. When cancer cells travel to the brain, doctors call it brain metastases ...

Human mini-lungs grown by University of Manchester scientists can mimic the response of animals when exposed to certain nanomaterials. The study at the University’s NanoCell Biology Lab at the Centre ...

Research identifies how viral respiratory infection damages macrophages and suggests treatment with a pre-existing FDA approved drug.

Results showed that of the four types of brake pads, non-asbestos organic pads were the most potent in terms of inducing inflammation and other markers of toxicity, and more toxic to human lung ...

A Texas A&M Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) program-led research team is studying whether artificial ...