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 ...

Cold air can irritate the airways that carry air into the lungs, potentially causing symptoms like coughing, chest tightness, and trouble breathing.

Breakthrough research addresses a long-standing question in pulmonary medicine about whether modern ventilators overstretch lung tissue. They do. These cutting-edge findings by UC Riverside ...

In a plastic-domed case at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, researchers gave a pair of lungs a new identity. When the lungs first arrived in the lab, they were from someone with type A ...

The world's top free divers can hold their breath for minutes at a time, embarking on extended underwater adventures without the aid of scuba equipment. Two new studies led by University of Oregon ...

In a plastic-domed case at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, researchers gave a pair of lungs a new identity. When the lungs first arrived in the lab, they were from someone with type A ...

Lung exercises can increase lung capacity and help people control their breathing. They are helpful for people with lung problems such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. When a person breathes, ...

A UCLA-led research team has discovered a molecular switch that determines whether tiny blood vessels in premature infants' ...

Your body produces mucus naturally to protect your respiratory system, and under normal circumstances, this protective fluid remains clear and relatively thin. However, when mucus suddenly changes to ...

Perfusion describes when fluids such as blood and lymph pass through tissue. A perfusionist is a professional who operates machinery when this process requires assistance, such as during heart surgery ...