Múinteoir Clíona's science lesson today was about the respiratory system. The respiratory system is the group of the tissues and organs that work together to allow us to breathe. If you would like to ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human lung-on-chip model using stem cells taken from only one person. These chips simulate breathing motions and lung ...

The respiratory system has a key role in gaseous exchange but also helps to regulate blood pH, control blood pressure and provide non-specific immune defence mechanisms. Like all organ systems, it ...

We assess the performance of the respiratory system by measuring how much air is inspired or expired each minute. This is called minute ventilation. To calculate minute ventilation, we also need to ...