The low-carb, high-fat diet increases the presence of gamma-delta T cells in the animals’ lungs, improving a mucus barrier against the virus.

In light of recent reports of electronic-cigarette–related illness and death, UNC Chapel Hill professor Robert Tarran discusses the dangerous effects of e-liquids on the lungs.

Firefighters who didn’t develop obstructive airway disease after the World Trade Center attacks had higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids and other factors that hint at possible protective effects of diet.

The redondoviruses, named for their circular DNA, inhabit the human respiratory tract and may be linked to disease.

A specific type of lung cell withstands flu infection by doubling down on DNA repair.

Most of the genetic alterations are harmless, but some may contribute to cancer.

CRISPR reagents injected into the amniotic fluid inactivated a gene in the fetuses that would normally cause lung disease and kill the mice a few hours after birth.

A fossil from the Cretaceous Period shows similarities to modern avian species.

A small, in vitro study concludes that e-cigarette vapor harms macrophages taken from human lung tissue.