Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human lung-on-chip model using stem cells ...

What happens when people unknowingly eat, drink or inhale nearly invisible pieces of plastic? Although it’s unclear what impact this really has on humans, researchers have now taken a step toward ...

Imaging and quantifying the biodistribution of APP2-targeted PAMAM dendritic NPs. Credit: Nature Nanotechnology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41565-024-01786-z. In recent years, bio-medical engineers have ...

An experimental drug now in clinical trials as a cancer treatment could help boost the power of first-line tuberculosis (TB) treatments by helping infected cells die a gentler death, investigators ...

As organ transplant science advances, its biggest hurdles are increasingly logistical ones—such as securing a flight and navigating through traffic fast enough to deliver an organ before it ...

The pair of lungs sits inside a clear dome, gently inflating as doctors measure how well they'll breathe if implanted into a patient who desperately needs a new set. It's a little-known twist of ...

A new study from the University of Technology in Sydney reveals that high doses of vitamin C can significantly reduce lung injury caused by PM2.5 particles. Researchers found that vitamin C ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Pulmonary Function in Flight ...

The human body works in complex ways—sometimes, certain motions are so small that it’s easy to miss how they might cause discomfort in the body. In this way, the surface tissues in our lungs actually ...