Researchers from the University of Barcelona and the August Pi y Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) have shown that the IGFBP3 protein plays a relevant role in human lung development.

Discovering genes and microRNAs involved in human lung development unveils IGFBP3/miR-34a dynamics and their relevance for alveolar differentiation. Stem Cell Research & Therapy , 2024; 15 (1) DOI ...

Lungs can regenerate damaged tissue, to a small extent. A sneeze can expel air from the lungs at speeds up to 100 miles per ...

How do pathogens invade the lungs? Using human lung microtissues, a team at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel has uncovered the strategy used by a dangerous pathogen. The bacterium targets ...

NYU Langone’s Dr. Stephanie Chang opens up to PEOPLE about performing the breakthrough procedure on 57-year-old Cheryl ...

When a human breathes in, their chest muscles move upwards and outwards and the diaphragm muscle under their lungs moves down. This creates a bigger space in the chest and the change in pressure ...

Human mini-lungs grown by University of Manchester scientists can mimic the response of animals when exposed to certain nanomaterials. The study at the University’s NanoCell Biology Lab at the Centre ...

A “major milestone” has been reached in the goal of mapping all the cells in the human body, researchers say. It is hoped ...

A surgical team at NYU Langone Health has performed the first fully robotic double lung transplant in the world.