A new technique in lung transplantation could save many more lives. Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute says it has adopted practices known as "lungs in a box" and "lungs in a fridge" ...

Researchers explore the cellular and molecular adaptations associated with human secondary lymphoid tissue in adults during ...

Your diaphragm body part spans from the front to the back. It is the floor of the thoracic cavity and the ceiling of the abdominal cavity. Many body organs are near the diaphragm. Your heart, lungs, ...

During breathing, the external intercostals elevate the ribs while the internal intercostals depress the ribs and decrease the volume of the thoracic cavity within the ribcage during breathing. As ...

Birdwatchers have documented the use of snake skins in nests for centuries and speculated that it occurs more in cavity nests, but no one had tested this theory, said Rohwer, who is also a curator ...

This is because they can enter deep into the airways and tissue of the lungs. The particles can even travel from the lungs to other organs. Acute symptoms of smoke exposure include irritation of the ...