Tag: lungs

Can fish drown?

ASK A RESEARCHER: Fish can actually drown both on land and in water.

Which smokers and ex-smokers are at greatest risk for lung cancer?

Researchers at NTNU are developing a new method for more accurately calculating the individual risk of lung cancer in smokers. A number of risk genes are baked into the model.

Our lung capacity has gotten a lot better

Norwegian researchers and thousands of residents in the county of Trøndelag have taken part in a study that shows how year after year —ever since the end of the 19th century — our lungs work better and better.

Can vitamin D help against COPD?

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with deficient levels of vitamin D displayed poorer lung functionality and more rapid deterioration of lung function in a three-year period, according to new research.

Salvaged donor lungs can save lives

Donor lungs once thought unsuitable for transplant can be salvaged for use by a new method after special treatment in a purpose-built heart and lung machine unit.