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 ...

Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo, have developed a system that allows human lung organoids to expand in a breathing-like manner by applying pressure from ...

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. The ...

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 ...

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 ...