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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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JAN 17, 2017Genetics & Genomics
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JAN 17, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
epigenetics initiates pancreatic cancer metastasis
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 13, 2017
Immunology
TGF-beta may be an “old story” in the study of cancer but a plot twist was recently encountered by scientist
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 12, 2017
Videos
Hollywood often depicts drowning or near drowning incidents with plenty of thrashing, splashing, and yelling. But this f
...
JAN 12, 2017
Videos
Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide, but it's not just a smoker's disease. 15% of people diagnosed with lung
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 10, 2017
Videos
If you've ever worked or lived in an old building, you may have encountered a notice about asbestos. This chemical has a
...
JAN 10, 2017
Microbiology
Surgical masks were originally designed to be used during, well, surgery. They physically protect the wearer from all th
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 07, 2017
Cancer
Peppers are in the spotlight again this week as scientists reveal the biological mechanism behind the anticancer effects
...
JAN 06, 2017
Videos
Coughs are among one of the most common, yet non-specific, medical symptoms. They send about 30 million people to the do
...
JAN 06, 2017
Plants & Animals
An infamous killer whale named Tilikum that was exclusive to SeaWorld of Orlando, Florida and was well-known for having
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 05, 2017
Cancer
A large portion of melanoma cases prove fatal because the disease has already progressed beyond treatment options. Howev
...
JAN 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for diseaes of the lungs and airways, and includes emph
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2016
Microbiology
If you’re a bacterium, you don’t need to be resistant to antibiotics to survive them. You just have to make
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 29, 2016
Cancer
JUPITER, FL – December 29, 2016 – A new study led by scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Resea
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 28, 2016
Cardiology
There are two different types of cholesterol in the body, considered to be good and bad, and there are two different dru
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 27, 2016
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant pathogenic bacteria are becoming a serious public health concern. In the video below, the director
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2016
Cancer
In a small fraction of cancer cases, doctors can’t trace the origin of the metastatic cancer because, mysteriously
...
DEC 22, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – December 22, 2016 – A protein originally discovered at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 14, 2016
Cardiology
The pulmonary vasculature are the first blood vessels to encounter polluted air that is breathed in, and a dual-action s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 13, 2016
Cardiology
As babies make the transition of depending on the mother for oxygen and depending on their own lungs during birth, an ar
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 10, 2016
Microbiology
Biofilms are the product of bacteria that grow on a surface and usually secrete a matrix. When that kind of microbial co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Using Photodynamic Therapy to Kill Hard-to-Reach Tumors
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 07, 2016
Cancer
Holidays festivities and celebrations usually call for a glass of wine (or two). But this holiday season, a study sugges
...
DEC 07, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Buzz Aldrin, the second American astronaut to walk on the Moon following Neil Armstrong, was recently medically evacuate
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 06, 2016
Immunology
Scientists have discovered a cellular switch that can be turned “on” or “off,” which could be vi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker