How cardiac cell fates are specified during heart development remains elusive. This study identifies a level-dependent role ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension is caused by narrowing of the blood vessels in the lungs. Learn how it happens, including ...

The study in the European Respiratory Journal used advanced spatial mapping techniques to compare healthy lung tissues and ...

The goal of the present study is to open a new frontier in the non-invasive investigation of lungs by exploring a new research path to unleash the potential of TD-DOS. The technique can characterize ...

Within hours of stopping, carbon monoxide levels in the blood drop to normal, while lung function starts improving within weeks. The healing continues for years as the body repairs damaged tissue.

More concerning still, brain tissues showed 7-30 times higher concentrations of MNPs compared to other organs like the liver or kidney." The research reveals that human brains contain ...

The study found high concentrations of microplastics in bird lungs, with 221 particles per species and 416 particles per gram of lung tissue.