A research team led by Dr Zhou Jie and Professor Yuen Kwok-yung from State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty ...

Alveoli are the basic functional units of the human respiratory system, acting as tiny air sacs that exchange gases. Air inhaled through the mouth and nose flows into the lungs through the branched ...

Researchers have shown that the IGFBP3 protein plays a relevant role in human lung development. The results of the study, which used organoids derived from embryonic lungs, open up new perspectives on ...

The mere motions of breathing are known to influence vital functions of the lungs, including their development in babies, the production of air-exchange-enhancing fluid on their inner surfaces, and ...

A study by Aston University researchers suggests that a computer-generated breathing coach could be as effective as sessions ...