Invisible danger: Indoor wood burning raises lung cancer risk for women
Using wood for heating and cooking is more common than we think
Tag: lung
A protein in our pancreas and lungs could help treat asthma
Its a surprising but effective strategy.
COVID-19 asymptomatic cases may still develop lung damage
Absence of symptoms does not necessarily mean absence of harm.
Lung-inspired device produces clean fuel from water
We don't think about breathing -- but it's a complex process that could help us one-day make hydrogen gas more ...
Scientists transplant lab-grown lungs into pigs — they worked fine
It's a landmark achievement in regenerative medicine.
Black lung disease makes resurgence among US coal miners
Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP), commonly called black lung disease, is caused by long exposure to coal dust and can have devastating ...
This is how the brain makes you sigh every 5 minutes
Sighing is a fundamental biological reflex that's a lot more important than most people care to think. We don't just ...
First 3D mini lungs grow in the lab help end animal testing
Stem cells were coaxed to grow into 3D dimensional mini lungs, or organoids, for the first time. These survived for ...
Newly discovered microRNA may help diagnose lung cancer
Photo: drugdiscovery.com Researchers at the National Research Foundation of Korea report on Sunday that they have identified a new microRNA ...
Injecting oxygen filled particles lets you survive without breathing
Photo: Ocean Networks Canada Without oxygen, your brain would shutdown within five minutes or so and you, as a person, ...
Bioprinting tissue: a solution for faster, cheaper drug testing
Testing drugs on 3-D printed human tissue might significantly improve drug research.
Odor receptors discovered in lungs
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Iowa have found out that we don't just smell ...
First functioning lung and airway cells grown from human stem cells
Biotechnology is growing fast and the findings researchers are making the field are nothing short of breathtaking. Previously, ZME Science ...
