A new study suggests that methylene blue—a medication already approved for several clinical uses—may protect the lungs from damage caused by major heart surgeries that involve stopping blood ...

What started as a doctor’s office visit for one woman quickly turned into being transported by an ambulance to the hospital ...

New findings show household air contains toxins that accelerate lung aging more rapidly than outdoor pollution, with everyday items releasing harmful chemicals.

In this group, some of these basal cells gradually multiplied before spreading into the lungs, whereas in the control group the basal cells and their descendants remained in their original location in ...

It’s the subject of a growing body of research that cites a constellation of characteristics: big hearts, immense lung capacity ... been transformed by the human-horse relationship.

A horse’s heart and lungs are the source of its extraordinary power. The heart averages 10 to 12 pounds (4.5-5.4 kg), or about 1% of the animal’s body weight, compared with half a percent for the ...

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 ...

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.

The study reveals that birds have developed alternative immune strategies to protect their lungs and such strategies could inspire new approaches to human and veterinary medicine, according to a press ...

A word about birds. Credit: University of South Australia "Unlike mammals, birds have a rigid lung structure with unidirectional air flow, which has evolved to support flight," Prof Orgeig says ...

The Nantucket-based brewery’s newest location, Cisco Brewers Fenway at 1301 Boylston St., opened over Patriots Day weekend and includes an outdoor beer garden, indoor and outdoor patio dining ...