Super Agers author Eric Topol unpacks the rise of biological age tests—from organ clocks to immune system clocks—and how they might revolutionize early diagnosis of disease ...

Newly analyzed jawbones from 380-million-year-old lungfish are shedding light on the feeding behaviors of our earliest ...

A study led by scientists at King's has revealed how the physical orientation of the heart inside the chest dramatically ...

Once into the lobes of the lung the bronchioles continue to divide down the microscopic level of the alveolar systems. Picture a bunch of grapes on a vine, which is how the alveoli appear.

The purpose of this paper was to extend the extended cardiac-torso (XCAT) series of computational phantoms to include a detailed lung architecture including airways and pulmonary vasculature. Eleven ...

Lobe identification in computed tomography (CT) examinations is often an important consideration during the diagnostic process as well as during treatment planning because of their relative ...

This 1930s educational film provides a detailed exploration of the respiratory and excretory systems, combining live-action demonstrations, animations, and intertitles to illustrate human anatomy ...

Lobectomy is a type of lung surgery to treat lung cancer or another lung disease. Learn its indications, types, potential risks, and what to expect during recovery.

A lung biopsy is a procedure in which tissue samples are removed with a special needle to determine if cancer or other abnormal cells are present.

A full-term infant was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit for hypoxemic respiratory failure. During the third week, a chest radiograph showed a persistent opacity in the left lower lobe. ...