Newly shared preliminary data suggests that the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 may target and infect tissues within the respiratory tract at different rates than do the Delta variant and other ...

Alligators breathe like birds, scientists have discovered. This similarity in breathing style may have arisen in a distant common ancestor of both animal groups, the researchers who made the discovery ...

Pulmonary vascular development requires precise temporal and spatial expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A). Diminished expression of VEGF-A in preterm infants may contribute to ...

The bronchi are the main tubes or airways used for taking air from the trachea to the two sides of the lung. When the cancer affects the bronchus, surgeons typically remove a whole lung, as well as ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Alligators breathe like birds, scientists have discovered. This similarity in breathing style may ...

Researchers identified two types of olfactory receptors in human muscle cells of bronchi. If those receptors are activated by binding an odorant, bronchi dilate and contract -- a potential approach ...

Alligators have a one-way path for breathing that is similar to birds’, new research shows. The findings, published in the Jan. 15 Science, could explain how dinosaurs’ ancestors rose to prominence.