What if an artificial lung breathed like a real human lung? In a Q&A with SmartPlanet, researcher Joseph Potkay talks about his newest research into the artificial lung.

Cirque du Soleil performers at the BODY WORLDS exhibit offer a unique look at the body from the outside, providing a glimpse ...

For the first time, doctors changed the blood type of human lungs — an experimental step toward creating universal organs that could be transplanted into any patient, regardless of blood type ...

How do pathogens invade the lungs? Using human lung microtissues, a team has uncovered the strategy used by a dangerous pathogen. The bacterium targets specific lung cells and has developed a ...

Microplastics were found in human lung tissue – with the most common particles being polypropylene and PET, often used in plastic packaging.

In recent years, scientists have successfully grown a range of miniature organs and human body parts in the lab.

For the first time, scientists have created human lungs in a lab – an exciting step forward in regenerative medicine.

Human mini-lungs grown by University of Manchester scientists can mimic the response of animals when exposed to certain nanomaterials.

Researchers have built a lung in a lab that more accurately emulates the human lung than traditional models, opening the door to the fast-tracking of the discovery and development of drugs and a ...

For the First Time, Scientists Found Microplastics in Human Lungs—And We Should All Be Concerned In the study, 11 of 13 lung tissue samples were found to contain microplastic contamination.

Scientists have found tiny plastic particles in human blood and poop before. Now, they've discovered evidence of pollution in living lungs too.