This study found that people with Long COVID more than two years after infection showed normal lung tests and brain structure ...
Your lungs are vital for providing your body with fresh oxygen while ridding it of carbon dioxide. This process is called gas exchange. In some individuals, such as those with chronic obstructive ...
Scientists from Imperial College London have made a huge medical leap by converting embryonic stem cells – the precursors to every cell in the body – into lung cells. This marks the first step towards ...
We know ozone is bad for our lungs – the increased risk of developing diseases such as asthma was one of the reasons people wore face masks during January’s record-breaking smog in China. But exactly ...
Acute respiratory failure in newborn infants is often caused by surfactant deficiency and/or inactivation. These changes in surfactant result in alveolar collapse and subsequent hypoxia and ...
For the first time, scientists have succeeded in transforming human stem cells into functional lung and airway cells. The advance has significant potential for modeling lung disease, screening drugs, ...