SINCE electron microscope techniques have been applied to histology, several workers have confirmed that the blood–air barrier of the lung consists of a capillary endothelium, a basement ...

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research study the structure and workings of the heart, blood vessels and lungs. Among other things, their findings are intended to contribute ...

Recent research sheds light on how changes in the chemical structure of a protein called Interleukin-6 affect lung cancer’s ...

Inhalation and exhalation is the same as breathing or ventilation and is a physical process which moves air into and out of your lungs. Respiration is not the same as breathing, and is a chemical ...

The paper, by C.R. Esther at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, N.C.; and colleagues was titled, "Mucus accumulation in the lungs precedes structural changes and infection in children with cystic fibrosis." ...