Your lungs hold secrets about your health as you age – here's a simple test to check them

The condition of our lungs can reveal a great deal about our wider health. Luckily you can also get them into better shape.
University of Delaware

Pulmonary engineering

What organ has the surface area of a tennis court, expands and contracts 17,000 times every day, and contains passageways that range from centimeter-sized tubes to vessels that are narrower than the ...
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Chinese researchers develop a simple model to stratify lung cancer risk in female non-smokers

About 53% of lung cancers in females are not attributable to smoking worldwide and a new model presented today at the IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer may allow clinicians the ability to assess ...

A 3D lung model raises the bar for research

Respiratory diseases are a challenging problem to treat. Inhalable medicines are a promising solution that depends on the ...
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Simple blood test combined with risk model improves lung cancer mortality prediction

A blood-based test developed by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center can efficiently predict an individual's risk of dying from lung cancer when combined with a ...
University of Delaware

Advancing lung research

Respiratory diseases are a challenging problem to treat. Inhalable medicines are a promising solution that depend on the ability to deliver tiny particles known as aerosols to the correct location in ...