Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute have found that some particularly aggressive lung cancer cells can develop their ...

South Korean stem cell research company Miracell announced Thursday that it recently hosted a session showcasing advanced hair loss treatments using stem cell technology, addressing the growing ...

Blood clots form in response to signals from the lungs of cancer patients—not from other organ sites, as previously ...

Scientists uncover an enzyme that boosts cancer cell metabolism to fuel growth. The enzyme, GUK1, supports metabolism in cancer cells to help tumors grow.

Northwestern Medicine is now the nation's highest volume lung transplant center. Doctors say recently adopted technology — a lung refrigerator — will give surgeons more time for the complex procedure.

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy have developed a computer model to help scientists identify tumor-fighting immune cells in ...

In their study, the researchers looked at the effects of cigarette smoke on Mucosal-Associated Invariant T (MAIT) cells, a type of immune cell found in the lungs and other tissues of the body.

The iron lung, conceptualized in the late 1920s, was most notably the first line of defense against polio during the epidemics that occurred between 1948 to 1955. The device saved the lives of ...

Researchers from Australia now believe that multiple chemicals found in cigarette smoke can alter the function of key immune cells in the lungs. Known medically as MAIT cells, they help fight ...

Right now, approximately 20 billion red blood cells are busy travelling through your blood vessels. They are delivering oxygen to all the different tissues in your body and removing carbon dioxide to ...