Alveoli are tiny air sacs in your lungs that take up the oxygen you breathe in and keep your body going. Although they’re microscopic, alveoli are the workhorses of your respiratory system. People ...

Researchers from Guangxi University, China have developed a new gas sensor that detects ammonia with a record speed of 1.4 ...

Artificial ventilation can save lives, but it also puts pressure on lung tissue. If the lungs are pre-damaged, pressurized ventilation can even have undesirable effects. This is especially true of ...

The alveoli are microscopic, balloon-like structures in the lungs that play a crucial role in respiration. If they are damaged, they may be able to self-repair, but medical attention is key to ...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2022 – Alveoli are the basic functional units of the human respiratory system, acting as tiny air sacs that exchange gases. Air inhaled through the mouth and nose flows into the ...

Atelectasis (pronounced a-teh-LEK-tuh-sis) is a lung condition that happens when your airways or the tiny sacs at the end of them don’t expand the way they should when you breathe. Because of this, a ...

Specialized lung cells appear in the developing fetus much earlier than scientists previously thought. A new animal study (“Early lineage specification defines alveolar epithelial ontogeny in the ...

Lung damage causes proliferation of P63-expressing cells in bronchioles, migration to damaged tissue, and regeneration of alveoli. Scientists have identified a subset of stem cells in rodents and in ...

Using animal models, University of Alberta researchers have taken what they say is the first important step towards treatment for lung disease in premature babies, in effect, growing new blood vessels ...

Bibasilar atelectasis is when there is a collapse in the bottom part of both lungs. It can cause symptoms such as shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, and more. Atelectasis is a partial or total ...

The lungs may have greater capacity for regeneration in adults than thought, according to a case report of new growth after lung cancer resection. A woman who had her right lung removed at age 33 ...