With the first breath, the lungs require to develop immunological defense mechanisms while maintaining the gas exchange. The postnatal immunological development of the lungs remained largely unknown ...

Video of a Minnesota woman taking her first breath of air after a lung transplant has gone viral.According to KIMT, the video, which now has millions of views, shows Jennifer Jones taking her first ...

There are few moments in life as precious, as critical and as celebrated as a baby's first breath. New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine sheds light on the lifelong changes ...