University of Iowa researchers have shown that CT scans measuring blood flow in the lungs can detect early emphysema-related changes that occur in smokers who are susceptible to the disease.

How our lungs back up the bone marrow to make our blood Date: February 27, 2025 Source: University of California - San Francisco Summary: Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other ...

PRESENTER:Let's take a closer look. PRESENTER:You can see that his heart is pumping hard. His lungs are working hard to supply his body with oxygen, and his heart is beating quickly to send the ...

Compared to healthy kids, children and teens with long COVID had reduced blood flow through their lungs, the results show. Furthermore, all but one of these kids with long COVID suffered mainly ...

Compared to the healthy kids, children and teens with long COVID had reduced blood flow through their lungs, results show. Furthermore, all but one of these kids with long COVID suffered mainly ...

RIT professors Karin Wuertz-Kozak, a bioengineer, and Maureen Ferran, a virologist, are investigating the relationship between mechanical forces, such as changes in stiffness or stretching, and viral ...

Compared to the healthy kids, children and teens with long COVID had reduced blood flow through their lungs, results show. Furthermore, all but one of these kids with long COVID suffered mainly ...

An advanced form of MRI found lower blood flow in the lungs of long COVID children, compared to healthy kids Lower oxygen levels could lead to fatigue, one of the main symptoms of long COVID in ...