Dying is not very good for the lungs. Besides the lack of oxygenated blood circulating to these very vital organs, the death process leads to the inability to swallow or cough, causing secretions ...

New research has identified the mechanism by which air pollution damages the lungs’ self-cleaning system, leaving us ...

In the human lung, alveoli appear at the 15th generation and remain present for generations up to 23. The researchers found a change in flow pattern between the 19th-20th and the 21st-22nd ...

In the human lung, alveoli appear at the 15th generation and remain present for generations up to 23. The researchers found a change in flow pattern between the 19th-20th and the 21st-22nd ...

Bullish (Video) Human Respiratory System: Anatomy, Cilia, and Mucus Membrane Function Posted: March 6, 2025 | Last updated: March 6, 2025 The film discusses the anatomical and functional ...

In the paper, "Immune characterization of a xenogeneic human lung cross-circulation support system," published in Science Advances, the researchers detail how they kept lungs viable for 24 hours.

They have just published their research findings in the journal eLife. Similar to the human circulatory system or lungs, the fruit fly's tracheal system consists of a network of tubes. During the ...

The developing human lung has been mapped in unprecedented ... to create the Developmental Lung Cell Atlas, showing how the respiratory system comes into being. The atlas, published in Cell ...