With the World Health Organization estimating that over 20 million people died from the coronavirus pandemic, despite ...

Mullein is a flowering plant that has long been used in herbal medicine. Scientifically named Verbascum thapsus, it originally grew in Europe and Western Asia but has now spread to other places as ...

VIB ( the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) is a research center with 1100 scientists, professionals and support staff and headquartered in Gent, Belgium. VIB's main objective is gathering ...

The pleura (plural: pleurae) is a two-layered membrane that covers the lung. Between the layers is a small amount of lubricating fluid, known as pleural fluid, which helps cushion the lung and reduce ...

An inhaler is a handheld device that delivers a puff or spray of these medicines straight into your lungs through a mouthpiece. Inhalers work faster than pills, which have to travel through your ...

Elon Musk's starring role in the new Donald Trump administration was confirmed as he appeared front and centre of his inauguration proceedings - and witnessed him pledge a mission to Mars.

“We were screaming at the top of our lungs as nurses 20 years ago – that ... she’s doing to try and keep it open, Sandhu said her role is to bring concerns from constituents to the proper ...

It develops when hair-like fibers called cilia disappear from the bronchial tubes, making it difficult to cough mucus from the lungs. There isn’t a cure for chronic bronchitis. To receive a ...

A heart-lung machine is a piece of medical equipment that temporarily takes over the work of the heart and lungs, circulating oxygenated blood throughout the body. Also called a cardiopulmonary bypass ...

Researchers across the globe, from Australia to the Amazon rainforest, are experimenting on forests in a bid to better understand the role trees play in keeping the Earth cool. Their findings ...

Scientists today hailed a breakthrough after discovering exactly how smoking can damage the lungs. Although rates ... and undermining their protective role. Long-term exposure to cigarettes ...