Researchers have found a potential link between vitamin D deficiency and a higher rate of hospitalization for respiratory ...

Cold weather, low humidity, and pollution place continuous stress on the respiratory system during the winter months.

The respiratory system is made up of several organs and structures, including the lungs, windpipe, diaphragm and alveoli. It is responsible for taking in oxygen and expelling carbon-dioxide waste.

A multidisciplinary team has uncovered a key mechanism that allows the human bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae—responsible for atypical pneumonia and other respiratory infections—to obtain cholesterol ...

In a multi-institutional study published today in Nature Nanotechnology, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson ...

SARS-CoV-2 infection, which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), can lead to a range of clinical manifestations from asymptomatic cases to severe disease that can lead to acute respiratory ...

Scientists have created a model alveolar system that mimics the breathing action of the human lung and allows visualization of flow patterns within the alveoli. The chip they designed includes tubes ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a warning from the medical device company Baxter International Inc, citing problems with their device used for at-home respiratory therapy. The ...

Hacking coughs, uncontrollable sneezing, high fevers and pounding headaches can make anyone miserable — even a dinosaur. Recently, researchers identified the first evidence of respiratory illness in a ...