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Lungs
The lungs are a pair of spongy, air-filled organs located on either side of the chest (thorax). The trachea (windpipe) conducts inhaled air into the lungs through its tubular branches, called bronchi. The main function of the lungs is the process of gas exchange called respiration (or breathing). Lungs are inside of your rib cage.
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JUL 09, 2025Genetics & Genomics
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JUL 09, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Smoking can cause lung cancer. But not all smokers get lung cancer, and about 25% of all lung cancer patients have never
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2025
Cannabis Sciences
A Harvard University research team examined lung imaging to determine the association between cannabis consumption and h
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JUL 03, 2025
Cannabis Sciences
A study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research explored the associations among current teen use of cigarettes, co
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAY 14, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths around the world, and is often not diagnosed until it is in late stages
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Valley Fever or Coccidioidomycosis is an infectious disease caused by fungus ...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What kinds of health threats can the Martian dust bring to future astronauts? This is what a recent study published in G
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 16, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have learned more about how SARS-CoV-2 infections, which cause COVID-19, can ruin the ability of immune cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 13, 2025
Cannabis Sciences
Prenatal exposure to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive compound in cannabis, may affect fetal lu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 14, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Worldwide, asthma is the most common chronic respiratory illness that affects children, particularly Puerto Rican and Bl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2025
Cardiology
Increased air pollution appears to lead to decreased athletic performance.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
DEC 22, 2024
Microbiology
The trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, have a major impact on human healt
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new study has shown that people who have asthma or sniffling caused by allergies also carry a different set of fungi i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2024
Microbiology
New research has shown that a lack of dietary zinc can boost the chances of a lung infection caused by Acinetobacter bau
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2024
Earth & The Environment
The artificial plants developed at Binghamton University, State University of New York can remove far more carbon dioxid
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2024
Microbiology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus that causes the illness - SARS-CoV-2 - has had a practically infinit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2024
Technology
How can artificial intelligence (AI) contribute to the healthcare industry? This is what a recent study published in The
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 30, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Aspergillus is a common fungus that produces spores, which can be found in many indoor and outdoor environments. There a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2024
Microbiology
Asthma is a very common respiratory disorder that can be life-threatening in extreme cases. Scientists have now develope
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids are an improved model for the study human biology and disease, because they are miniaturized versions of human
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2024
Microbiology
Antibiotics are used to fight bacterial infections, and unless there is a risk that a viral infection will lead to other
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2024
Microbiology
Tuberculosis leads to the death of about 1.5 million people around the world every year. From 2022 to 2023, there was a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2024
Microbiology
A lung disease called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can have close connections to bacteria in the human g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 29, 2024
Immunology
Myeloid cells are a population of cells classified to denote a specific lineage. “Myeloid” specifically refe
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
FEB 18, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Pesticides are frequently used in agriculture, and the term can refer to herbicides, which target weeds; insecticides th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch