Pea sized ‘human lungs’ have been grown in the lab which could revolutionise understanding of diseases and lead to personalised new treatments. They were made from stem cells which have the ...

For the first time, scientists have created human lungs in a lab – an exciting step forward in regenerative medicine, but an advance that likely won’t help patients for many years. “It’s ...

Past studies have identified microplastics in human stool and autopsy samples, but this is the first time scientists have discovered plastic particles lodged in the lungs of living patients.