UChicago PME researchers trace a new pathway of disruptive chemical messages that could help explain why heavy smokers face ...

A new study finds inhaling disinfectant sprays could cause significant lung damage, challenging long-held assumptions about ...

During Healthy Lung Month and the cold part of the year, you might be thinking a little more than normal about the way you breathe. But during any part of the year, we all need to get oxygen to live.

Seasonal changes can worsen asthma and allergies due to triggers like pollen, pollution and humidity. A doctor explains how ...

As South Africa's climate warms, the air is changing — and the effects are landing directly in people's lungs. Here's what ...

Medical Watch Digest for March 31 Potential treatment could clear scar tissue from lungs Scientists think they have ...

Your lungs have a vital job: Every cell in your body needs oxygen, and they depend on your lungs to get it. That's why it's important not to take your lung health for granted, especially as your lung ...

Researchers from UC San Francisco have discovered blood stem cells in the lungs, disrupting a decades-old belief that new blood cells were only made in the bone marrow. Conventionally it was thought ...

When it comes to studying lungs, humans take up all the air, but it turns out scientists have a lot to learn from lizards. A new study from Princeton University shows how the brown anole lizard solves ...