Studies show vaping raises the number of ACE2 receptors: the doorway COVID uses to attack. That means higher risk and slower ...

Your lungs are vital for providing your body with fresh oxygen while ridding it of carbon dioxide. This process is called gas exchange. In some individuals, such as those with chronic obstructive ...

A study conducted by scientists from Kaunas (Lithuania) universities revealed the possibility of non-invasively reducing blood pressure and speeding up gas exchange within the pulmonary system. The ...

Richard Bossert's street-level study of the human body's gas exchange process is nothing to sniff at when it comes to patient treatment. You arrive for a difficulty-breathing emergency. The patient is ...

COVID-19 has put a spotlight on the pulmonary and nervous systems, but there is still much to learn about how they interact. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine ...

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

DURHAM, N.C. -- Investigators from Duke University Medical Center and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) have demonstrated that red blood cells play a crucial and active role in responding to ...

A blood gas test measures oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood. The test can also show blood pH levels and lung function. It is also called an arterial blood gas test or a blood gas analysis.

Dr. Karin Ryan, psychologist from Nystrom & Associates is here to share some deep breathing exercises and explains why they help. When we breathe in, we take in oxygen that feeds our red blood cells ...

Analysis - As colder months set in, respiratory infections begin to climb: everything from the common cold and flu to COVID-19. It's a time when healthy lungs matter more than ever. Yet the very ...