New research has identified the mechanism by which air pollution damages the lungs’ self-cleaning system, leaving us vulnerable to infection. In doing so, it has also identified a way to reverse that ...

Every cell in your body needs oxygen to function properly. Your lungs are crucial in achieving this goal—once you take air into your lungs, oxygen enters the bloodstream and moves through your body.

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human lung-on-chip model using stem cells taken from only one person. These chips simulate breathing motions and lung ...