A protein called PAR1 helps lymphatic vessels structurally transform to boost fluid drainage and support healing when the lungs are injured according to researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine. Injury ...

Scientists have long thought of the fluid-filled sac around our lungs merely as a cushion from external damage. Turns out, it also houses potent virus-eating cells that rush into the lungs during flu ...

South Carolina Department of Corrections death chamber with the gurney used in lethal injections . An autopsy report for a South Carolina man executed with the state’s lethal injection protocol raises ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Testing lung fluid samples for levels of surfactant protein D (SP-D), which is thought to have a protective effect on the lungs, may help identify patients with a high risk ...

Prisoners executed by lethal injection in states like South Carolina are receiving corrosive chemicals that tear into the lungs, and the condemned could essentially die while drowning in their own ...