The Nipah virus (NiV) is a highly contagious and potentially deadly virus that causes severe respiratory illness and encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in humans and animals. It was first ...

The UCLA advance opens the door to growing other vascularized organ models, including intestines and colons, providing ...

Researchers in Japan have successfully generated lung cells similar to alveolar epithelial type 2 (AT2) cells from mouse ...

President of the Society for Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Nigeria (SOGHIN), Professor Jesse Otegbayo, has said that long-term exposure to fine particle pollution quietly circulating round the ...

Columnist Sherry Toh explains how her doctors demonstrated the correct way to provide a supportive environment for LGBTQ+ ...

A groundbreaking idea from a University of Alberta scientist could finally crack the code behind one of the most stubborn ...

A rare cell in the lining of lungs is fundamental to the organ-wide response necessary to repair damage from toxins like ...

Scientists have found microplastics in human semen and follicular fluid, according to new research on a small group of adults ...

After we inhale these particles, they can travel through the body and end up in various organs. Studies have found MNPs in human lungs, placentas, blood vessels, and bone marrow.

A basic review of the anatomy, physiology and personal protective equipment related to the respiratory system.

In his new National Geographic series, Limitless With Chris Hemsworth, the actor completes a test of the body’s reactions to fear: He climbed up a hundred-foot-long rope suspended from a cable ...

Just like fingerprints, your breathing patterns may be a unique identifying feature. Scientists have found they can identify ...