Single-cell lung maps reveal COVID-19’s distinct pathology and clinical potential. A team led by investigators…
Browsing: Lungs
The lungs are a pair of vital organs in the respiratory system responsible for exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air we breathe and the bloodstream. Located in the chest and protected by the ribcage, the lungs are composed of branching airways that end in tiny air sacs called alveoli, where gas exchange takes place. Every breath brings oxygen into the alveoli, where it diffuses into the blood, while carbon dioxide—a waste product of metabolism—is expelled from the blood and exhaled. Beyond breathing, the lungs also play roles in regulating blood pH, filtering small clots, and supporting immune defense.
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Scientists at Karolinska Institutet have uncovered how immune cells, called macrophages, develop in the lungs…
The article by Dr. Gustavo R. Zubieta-Calleja and colleagues in published as open access in…
In what has the potential to significantly change how Corona patients are being treated and…
Researchers identify clinically approved medications that can be re-purposed for COVID-19 treatment. In a multi-group…
Investigations of deceased COVID-19 patients have shed light on possible lung damage caused by the…
‘Mini-lungs’ grown from tissue donated to Cambridge hospitals has provided a team of scientists from…
Thickened pleural line more frequently observed in patients with longer time intervals after symptom onset;…
A new study published today (January 24, 2020) in the journal Toxics provides important insight into…
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A newly published study reveals that cigarette smoke reduces expression of the protein NLRX1 in…
A new study, which examined the health effects of engineering nanomaterials in a mouse model,…
A new 4D dynamic functional lung imaging method developed by engineers at Monash University will…
Given that tobacco smokers on average smoke 30 cigarettes per day, it is no surprise…