A drug-carrying molecule designed to cure disease by slipping past the lung's natural defenses offers new hope for people with chronic or deadly respiratory diseases, say its creators, researchers ...

Before the invention of the polio vaccine, the iron lung supported patients whose lungs were weakened or paralyzed by polio.

Engineers Design Novel Nanoparticles That Can Perform Lung-Based Gene Editing The team said this is the first demonstration of efficient delivery of RNA to the lungs in mice.

Scientists have made a key breakthrough in treating respiratory diseases by developing a new drug delivery system that transports genetic therapies directly to the lungs, opening promising ...

Apelin delivered by extracellular vesicles to damaged lungs was found to ease PAH in animal models of the disease, per a ...

Saint Joseph London recently performed its first robotic-assisted bronchoscopy using the ION system, which allows for more precise, minimally invasive lung biopsies. This is just the latest step in ...

CHICAGO — Delfi Diagnostics, a company seeking to develop liquid biopsy tests to help screen for lung cancer, published a scientific paper on Monday describing key aspects of the test and ...

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Iranian researchers have designed and produced silicone lung stents for the first time in the country and pilot-tested them on animals. The accomplishment was achieved in the ...

Speakers at the 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer discussed the considerations that must go into designing and performing clinical trials in the early-stage lung cancer space, ranging from ...

Our lungs have layers of protection that trap and transport pathogens or inhaled particles out of the respiratory system to prevent us from getting sick. Every time you blow your nose, the system ...