An external lung system sustained a patient with severe respiratory failure. Molecular analysis confirmed irreversible lung ...

Humans can't live without lungs, but Ankit Bharat's patient did for 48 hours.

Conventionally, patients with ARDS do not get transplants because doctors hope that with the right treatment and support, the ...

Immune cells play an active and intimate role in directing the growth of human lung tissue during development, researchers find, revolutionizing our understanding of early lung development and the ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human lung-on-chip model using stem cells taken from only one person. These chips simulate breathing motions and lung ...

A multidisciplinary team has uncovered a key mechanism that allows the human bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae—responsible for ...

A novel 3D-cell culture method enables the rapid production of genetically identical ‘lung buds’ for the investigation of respiratory diseases, providing new insights into the pathogenesis of COVID-19 ...

New study in The American Journal of Pathology suggests potential avenues of research to develop new therapies to improve survival and prevent chronic lung disease in COVID-19 and non--COVID-19 acute ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. A lung pathogen grows stronger in iron-rich environments, but at the cost of its own virulence, revealing a hidden trade-off behind chronic infection. Study: Iron dictates ...

Air pollution is no longer just an environmental issue—it’s a growing health emergency. From persistent cough to chronic lung ...