Veins in the lungs, or pulmonary veins, play a critical role not only in lung functioning but also in maintaining sufficient ...

Veins in the lungs, or pulmonary veins, play a critical role not only in lung functioning but also in maintaining sufficient oxygen in tissue throughout the body. When a person sustains pulmonary ...

Pulmonary contusion (bruised lung) occurs as the result of serious blunt force trauma and can be a sign that you sustained a ...

Background: Over the last decade, several studies have suggested that survival rates for patients with acute lung injury (ALI) or ARDS may have improved. We performed a systematic analysis of the ...

A Canadian teenager has developed a vaping-related lung injury similar to "popcorn lung", his doctors say. The condition was previously seen in workers who were exposed to the chemical flavouring ...

His team now looks to gain more insight into these early molecular events, and other ways in which the mechanisms underlying lung injury response may contribute to tumourigenesis. “The ...