The main function of these organs is the exchange of gases between the atmosphere and blood. It is here that conducts the absorption of oxygen necessary for the oxidation reactions of metabolism that are the source of energy of the body and is excreted carbon dioxide produced in different metabolic pathways. The lungs also...
GPS for the bronchi When specialists suspect that a lump in the lung may be a malignant tumour, a sample taken and analyzed. That is, practicing a biopsy that very few cases can be done with endoscopy (introduction of a tube equipped with camera and scalpel through the mouth or nose), and that almost...
Our body is a wonderful system that never ended to know and understand. Do you know how it performs respiratory function, this incessant exchange between our lungs and the environment? Today we are going to try to understand this vital mechanism that we are continuously taking place, but which rarely are aware. Thanks to...
A large genetic analysis suggests that the activity of certain genes could someday enable doctors to predict which lung cancer patients need more aggressive therapies and what not. But the findings also underscore the difficulty of conducting such predictions, especially in people who are in the earliest stages of the disease, when aggressive therapies...