Sighing is often seen as a sign of emotion, but science suggests it plays a deeper role in how our bodies work.

Published in the journal Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, the study found that inhaling tiny plastic particles — ...

The developing human lung has been mapped in unprecedented detail, identifying 144 cell states in the early stages of life, and uncovering new links between developmental cells and lung cancer. In ...

Doctors debunk the myth that you can train your body to tolerate air pollution. They warn that exposure causes cellular ...

How do pathogens invade the lungs? Using human lung microtissues, a team at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel has uncovered the strategy used by a dangerous pathogen. The bacterium targets ...

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion new red blood cells each day to keep the oxygen flowing. For many years, ...

Scientists have developed a step-by-step blueprint to create advanced human lung models in the lab, which they say will accelerate the discovery and development of new drugs and reduce reliance on ...

Researchers completed the first human trial of enteral ventilation, a process in which oxygen is delivered to the body through the rectum.