For people who need a lung transplant, the wait is often prolonged by the frustrating fact that most donor organs have to be discarded: Only 20% of donated lungs meet medical criteria for ...

Nanomaterials, the current darlings of industry, are showing up in products ranging from cosmetics to electronics. However, new animal studies indicate that inhaling these microscopic spheres and ...

Human lung that failed on EVLP (left) and then recovered on cross-circulation (right). Ahmed Hozain and John O'Neill/Co Swine may breathe new life into transplant waitlists, scientists have found.

Doctors at Baylor College of Medicine have confirmed that the use of the portable Organ Care System (OCS), or “breathing lung” technology, boosts long-term survival for transplant patients. This ...