A newly identified lung cell “switch” could help doctors unlock the lungs’ natural ability to heal themselves.

The term "smoker's lung" refers to lung damage caused by smoking cigarettes. Over time, the chemicals in cigarettes damage ...

An artificial lung system sustained a patient for 48 hours without lungs, enabling a life-saving double transplant and ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our lungs expand when we inhale and contract when we exhale. Sighing can ease lung function, with deep breathing playing a crucial ...

Early signs of pulmonary hypertension are relatively mild and mimic common conditions such as asthma, poor fitness or anxiety. [Courtesy] Many people are familiar with hypertension, commonly described ...