If watching The Pitt is giving you a renewed interest in the human body in all of its gory glory, there’s a new tool that will help satisfy your curiosity. An international team of scientists ...

On average, we breath around 20 times per minute, every minute and every hour, day, week, month and year of our lives. It is one of the first things we do immediately after birth and one of the last ...

Human lungs on a dark background. 3D illustration. Vintage style. This story is part of a series exploring human anatomy and physiology complexities. Each story in this collection showcases ...

An international team of scientists and clinicians has announced the launch of a new open-access 3D portal that allows users ...

Lung diseases like emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are a leading cause of death worldwide. With the advent of COVID-19, these diseases have only become more prevalent. Despite the ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the laboratories of researchers at the University of Chicago who are working to improve our ...

Air sacs in the lungs called alveoli are crucial for gas exchange and provide an important barrier against inhaled viruses and bacteria that cause respiratory diseases like flu and tuberculosis (TB).

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human lung-on-chip model using stem cells taken from only one person. These chips simulate breathing motions and lung ...