Key mechanism in human lung development identified
In addition, the use of human embryos in this study has led to "much more accurate and biomedically relevant" results for ...
Warning Over Microplastics in the Air We Breathe After Bird Lung Discovery
Birds are breathing in high levels of airborne microplastics into their lungs—and, likely, so are we, with unclear effects on our health. This is the warning of an international team of researchers, ...
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Scientists make disturbing discovery after examining the lungs of wild birds: 'Our research highlights an urgent need'
"Birds serve as important indicators of environmental conditions." Scientists make disturbing discovery after examining the ...
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‘Western Diet’ May Create Cancer-Friendly Conditions in the Lungs
Discover how diet affects lung cancer risk. Learn about the link between a high-fat, high-sugar diet and lung cancer ...
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How do humans breathe?
In this video, learn about how humans breathe with their lungs and the respiration system ... need even more oxygen than usual. When a human breathes in, their chest muscles move upwards and ...
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How our lungs back up the bone marrow to make our blood
They found hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in human lung tissue that make red blood cells, as well as megakaryocytes, which produce the platelets that form blood clots. The findings appear Feb. 27 ...
Study reveals possible effects of air quality changes associated with global warming on human airways
From sweltering hot summer days to frigid winter nights, many people can experience exacerbations in respiratory symptoms of ...
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Discovery of lung-based blood stem cells may transform transplant therapies
The human lung HSCs could also restore bone marrow in HSC-deficient mice. The discovery confirmed Looney's earlier discovery that the mouse lung and bone marrow complemented one another in ...