The researchers detail in the paper how they built the 3D structure and what they’ve learned so far. The purpose of the lung is gas exchange. In practice, the lung is often approximated as the size of ...

Moving gases like this is called gas exchange. The alveoli are adapted to make gas exchange in lungs happen easily and efficiently. Here are some features of the alveoli that allow this ...

Perspective from Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP, FACCP Patients with COPD who underwent autologous transplantation of lung progenitor cells had improved gas exchange capacity, quality of life and ...

oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange (diffusion) pumping blood through your lungs (perfusion) Although tiny, the alveoli are the center of your respiratory system’s gas exchange. The alveoli pick up ...

The brain "fog" people suffering from long Covid describe is linked to the lungs, suggests a new study. Researchers found that lower pulmonary gas exchange may be associated with difficulty ...

Q: I recently started going to a yoga class at our community center. We were doing deep breathing, and it felt like my lungs ...

In pulmonary gas exchange, oxygen moves from the lungs to the bloodstream, while carbon dioxide moves from the bloodstream to the lungs. "This is the first time that MRI has been used to jointly ...