Deep sighs physically reset the lung’s inner surface. This lowers breathing effort and explains why caregivers use controlled ...

Take a deep breath. As air travels through your nose and mouth into your lungs, it brings oxygen into the body. To find out exactly how it all works, I talked to my friend Kim Chiok, a researcher at ...

What if scientists could build a realistic model of the human lung, not full-sized, but grown in the lab from living cells?

Hadi Nia, Ph.D. wanted to learn about the inner workings of the lung in a way nobody had, but he knew he’d need something close to a crystal ball to see what was really happening. That idea, it turns ...

Learn how to remove mucus from lungs naturally with proven remedies like steam therapy, hydration, and deep breathing. Clear ...

Studies show vaping raises the number of ACE2 receptors: the doorway COVID uses to attack. That means higher risk and slower ...

Scientists at UCSF identified a key cellular switch that plays a large role in pulmonary fibrosis, and found a way of ...

Lung disease is a general term for several disorders that include airway diseases, lung tissue diseases, and lung circulation diseases, some of which may lead to respiratory failure. During the course ...

Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology are investigating how mechanical forces—such as stretching and changes in tissue stiffness—influence viral infection rates in the lungs to understand ...

Lupus affects different people in different ways. Many people with lupus have problems with the heart, lungs, and blood. How does lupus affect the heart, lungs, and blood? Your heart, blood vessels, ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a molecular "switch" in lung cells that helps them decide when to repair tissue and ...