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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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For the first time, the US FDA approved a cancer drug for patients based on presence of genetic biomarkers. Whereas canc ...MAY 24, 2017Health & Medicine
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Results from a new study could help doctors detect the recurrence of lung cancer up to a year before traditional tests. ...MAY 03, 2017Microbiology
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A key part of the process to create immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer involves rapid expansion protocol ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 14, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Initial Demonstrations Yield Compounds with Promise for Treating COPD, Cystic Fibrosis and Other Lung Disorders Co-autho ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)APR 10, 2017Health & Medicine
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Any person curious about their personal genetic predisposition to 10 relatively well-known diseases can now do it in the ...APR 06, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
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A 73-year-old woman and her doctors are crediting the FitBit to saving her from life-threatening blood clots in her lung ...APR 02, 2017Immunology
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While the field of neuroscience isn’t known for flash or glamour, winning the annual Brain Prize is definitely som ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 26, 2017
Cancer
For the first time, the US FDA approved a cancer drug for patients based on presence of genetic biomarkers. Whereas canc
...
MAY 24, 2017
Health & Medicine
Vaccines to prevent influenza infection have to change and adapt every year to the ever-evolving virus, and even
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New lung organoids open up new research possibilities for the study of human disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2017
Cardiology
For the first time, scientists discovered a genetic culprit for a severe congenital heart defect, hypoplastic lef
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 22, 2017
Plants & Animals
Sea lions may not look very threatening, but they have the potential to cause quite a bit of trouble. Image Credit: Kdsp
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 21, 2017
Health & Medicine
Canadian cardiologist Dr. Neil Fam completed the world’s first mitral regurgitation repair surgery through the jug
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 11, 2017
Cardiology
Survivors of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma are at a greater risk of severe coronary artery disease in the decades following c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 04, 2017
Immunology
For social smokers who consider their cardiovascular health to be in good status because they aren’t smoking every
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 03, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Not every organ in our body ages at the same rate. How young or old an organ is, relative to our chronological age, coul
...
MAY 03, 2017
Cancer
Results from a new study could help doctors detect the recurrence of lung cancer up to a year before traditional tests.
...
MAY 03, 2017
Microbiology
If you’re not familiar with Yersinia pestis, that’s okay. However, I’m sure you’re familiar with
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 27, 2017
Videos
Have you ever noticed that garlic always leaves you with stinky breath? It smells so good when it's cooking and when it'
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 26, 2017
Videos
Did you know that no two people's farts smell the same? Where do farts come from? What are they made of? How much weight
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 19, 2017
Immunology
A key part of the process to create immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer involves rapid expansion protocol
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 14, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Initial Demonstrations Yield Compounds with Promise for Treating COPD, Cystic Fibrosis and Other Lung Disorders Co-autho
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
APR 10, 2017
Health & Medicine
A new approach to stent technology was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in July 2016, but Texas Tech Un
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Any person curious about their personal genetic predisposition to 10 relatively well-known diseases can now do it in the
...
APR 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are cancer treatments that work by disrupting the growth of blood vessels that support tumor growth; others aim to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing an infection as bacterial or viral can be difficult, even for trained specialists. And while it may seem sens
...
APR 04, 2017
Cardiology
Monitoring blood pressure around the clock during daily activity revealed masked, or undetected, high blood pressure in
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 03, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A 73-year-old woman and her doctors are crediting the FitBit to saving her from life-threatening blood clots in her lung
...
APR 02, 2017
Immunology
Humans have iron in their blood just like hundreds of other organisms; iron is an essential component in many proteins,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 01, 2017
Cancer
A cancer antibody is showing promising results against mesothelioma, one of the most lethal silent cancers. The antibody
...
MAR 30, 2017
Neuroscience
While the field of neuroscience isn’t known for flash or glamour, winning the annual Brain Prize is definitely som
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim