Diacetyl, or 2,3-butanedione, is a flavoring agent that becomes a toxic inhalant when aerosolized. It causes inflammation and ...

Researchers Identify Key Mechanism in Human Lung Development Oct. 31, 2024 — Researchers have shown that the IGFBP3 protein plays a relevant role in human lung development. The results of the ...

Brian Gemmell, a fitness instructor, said he only had an odd swelling in his fingertips before his doctor diagnosed him with ...

After decades of hype and setbacks, scientists have made impressive progress into tricking stem cells into repairing organs.

Scientists at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) led the study, published Thursday in The Lancet ...

A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) in collaboration with the Clínic-IDIBAPS, has shown, for ...

Algae are the new delivery drivers: they are tiny enough to float in inhalable liquid particles and travel deep inside the ...

Dust in west Texas. Image: NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview If you live in El Paso, Las Cruces, or Ciudad Juárez and feel ...

The impinger draws in air at a rate of 60 liters per minute and separates particles in the same way as they would enter the human lungs. Other dust samples for the study were collected in ...

The session will explore the complex, pathophysiological interactions between the lungs and brain that affect clinical care and how mechanical ventilation and ventilatory strategies impact primary or ...

HAZLETON, Pa. - Questions continue to surround a death investigation in Luzerne County. Hazleton City Police say this is the first homicide case they have had in several years. "It was not a ...

Donor lungs preserved with hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (HOPE) after normothermic ex vivo lung perfusion (nEVLP) remained viable for up to 20 hours outside the body.