Microplastics are pervasive, infiltrating our water, food, and even our bodies. Simple lifestyle adjustments can ...

Long COVID destroys teenage lungs in ways doctors never saw - silent damage persists months after mild infections in developing adolescents.

I was later told by the pulmonologist that my lungs looked like I had drowned AND had the worst case of Covid at the same time. Imagine that. I had to stay in the ICU for a week.

The long-term effects of respiratory viral infections such as COVID-19 are a major public health burden. Some estimates suggest over 65 million people around the world suffer from long COVID-19.

Lab grown "mini-lungs" revealed SARS-CoV-2's hidden infectious capability, a lung-specific immune response, and potential treatment paths.

For these patients, a COVID-19 infection turns into a seemingly endless ordeal, with symptoms lasting weeks, months or even years. Symptoms of long COVID can range from uncomfortable to debilitating; ...

Researchers have identified a potential treatment for the respiratory symptoms of long COVID after discovering an unknown cause of the condition inside the lungs.

Inhibiting a protein associated with chronic inflammation improves lung health in mice with COVID-19.

A new study offers new details into COVID-19 by uncovering that ferroptosis is the major cell death mechanism that underlies COVID-19 lung disease.

COVID-19 became an international pandemic in 2020. To date, more than 770 million people have suffered from the disease and nearly 7 million of them have lost their life. The most common cause of ...

This 3-D reconstruction of lung scans reveals damage that has lingered for years in patients who became severely ill early in the pandemic.