Expert medical professionals in the classroom, that’s been the secret to the unique partnership between Baylor Scott and White Hospital and Uplift Education. “Does anybody have an idea what ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Tiny plastic fragments small enough to reach the deepest regions of the lungs have been found embedded in human tissue, and a ...

If you have non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, you’re likely an expert on the “lung side” of the disease — the stubborn mucus, the nagging cough, and the constant threat of a flare-up. But by causing ...

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 ...

Humans can't live without lungs. But Ankit Bharat's patient did for 48 hours. Reporting January 29 in the Cell Press journal Med, surgeons describe how they removed a patient's infected lungs and ...