Scientists are now able to directly compare the different kinds of injury that mechanical ventilation causes to cells in the lungs. In a new study, using a ventilator-on-a-chip model, researchers ...

Using a lung and diaphragm protective ventilation strategy guided by a computerized decision support tool during the acute phase of ventilation shortened the duration of weaning, a pediatric phase II ...

A new study from Tulane University suggests that repeated collapse and reopening of tiny alveoli-air sacs in the lungs essential for breathing-during mechanical ventilation may cause microscopic ...

Mechanical ventilation, the use of a machine to help a person breathe, was not something many people thought about all that often—until the COVID pandemic struck. Stories of patients being put on ...

New research finds that premature lungs become stiffer than adult lungs under stress. This disrupts the function of transporters that are important for removing water from the lungs after birth. Many ...

The purpose of mechanical ventilation is to rest the respiratory muscles while providing adequate gas exchange. Ventilatory support proved to be indispensable during the 1952 polio epidemic in ...

The FDA approval also includes the introduction of new Xenoview dose delivery bag sizes for smaller lungs. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the approval of Xenoview ® (xenon Xe 129 ...

Pulmonary barotrauma is a condition that can occur when changes in air pressure affect the lungs. This can happen during activities such as scuba diving or when a person receives mechanical ...

The water-to-land transition stands as one of the most significant events in vertebrate evolution, giving rise to the two ...