lungs
Respiratory disorders can decrease lifespan in older people
Respiratory symptoms may predict life expectancy in elder people.
Part of man's lung comes out during intense spell of coughing
Human lungs are too big to be coughed up through the trachea but extreme coughing can cause the lungs to pop through spaces.
Insufficient antibiotics available for cystic fibrosis patients: Study
Cystic fibrosis affects about 70,000 people worldwide.
Polluted Delhi air akin to death sentence, say doctors
Smog kills more than one million Indians every year and Delhi has worst air of any major city on planet, World Health Organization says.
E-cigarette vapour tied to changes in lung cells
Initially public health experts were not that concerned about e-cigarettes because they were being marketed as a way to help smokers quit.
Cancer drug may protect against certain lung ailments
Stem cells have the potential to develop into many different kinds of cells in the body and are involved in tissue repair.
Stress in infancy alters body's organs: Study
The problems begin when exposure to stress is constant.
Mountain person? Be careful with your heart
The research involved collecting data on how the heart and pulmonary blood vessels adapt to life with less oxygen.
Stiffness makes cancer cells thrive
Scientists studying tumor growth and metastasis fabricated a human tissue model to examine how cancer cells interact.
World Tuberculosis Day: 12 things you need to know
One of the leading causes of death worldwide, Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria that affect lungs and is curable and preventable.