The CIC biomaGUNE Center for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials has developed pulmonary surfactant nanoparticles (the blend ...

Hyperinflation refers to the lung’s increase in size due to the trapped air that has caused them to expand. The BREATHE-3 trial uses self-expanding nitinol airway scaffolds that are placed ...

Airborne, nano-size pollutants and nanoparticle therapies can pass through the lungs with varying degrees of efficiency. Scientists took a systematic approach to figure out how factors like size, ...

Reza Samad, MD, is a pulmonologist, medical educator at RWJBH Jersey City Medical Center, and assistant professor of medicine at St. George’s University School of Medicine. Mucus and cilia in your ...

The Zephyr valve is a device that can improve breathing in people with emphysema, one of the two most common types of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The valve received approval by the ...