Long-term exposure to PM2.5, PM10, NO2 and ozone (O3) air pollution is associated with more hospital admissions for lower respiratory tract infections in adults.

Air pollution is a well-known risk factor for respiratory diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Emphysema is a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that causes progressive lung damage. It targets the alveoli, which are small air sacs responsible for the exchange of oxygen.

At postnatal d 7 and 14 (P7, P14), lungs of mice exposed to 85% O 2 showed fewer alveolar secondary crests and larger alveoli or terminal air spaces than did mice in room air. In pups kept in room ...

Emphysema causes damage to the lungs’ air sacs, called alveoli. A person usually has about 300 million alveoli in the lungs. With emphysema, damage destroys the walls of the alveoli and causes ...

In the months leading up to his death, Lynch opened up about the condition, which results from damage to the walls of the alveoli in your lungs. A blockage develops, which traps air inside your lungs.

a chronic lung condition caused by damage to tiny air sacs in the lungs called alveoli. Healthy lungs are made up up of millions alveoli with elastic walls that take oxygen into the body and expel ...

David Lynch, writer and director of the Hollywood movies “Dune” and “Blue Velvet” and co-creator of the TV series “Twin Peaks,” has died at age 78, less than six months after ...

Emphysema develops over time and involves the gradual damage of tiny air sacs in your lungs called alveoli. The damage eventually causes these air sacs to rupture, reducing the surface area that ...

One reason that tonsils may grow back is that one of the operations to remove them is a partial tonsillectomy. Only removing ...

The human body is composed of over 37 trillion cells, each with a limited lifespan. These cells are continuously replaced to ...