A team of engineers has identified the 'violent' physical processes at work inside the lungs which cause wheezing, a condition which affects up to a quarter of the world's population.

Wheezing usually comes from the bronchial tubes, which are the small airways in the lungs. However, it can also happen with a blockage in the larger airways or conditions involving the vocal cords.

Doctors know they're the sounds of lung problems, but it turns out they might be more than symptoms--crackling and wheezing could be the sounds of a disease progressing, a University of Michigan ...

A team of engineers has identified the 'violent' physical processes at work inside the lungs which cause wheezing, a condition which affects up to a quarter of the world's population.

A person with air trapping in the lungs may feel short of breath or experience wheezing. Learn more about how doctors diagnose and treat air trapping here.

Lung sounds: Wheezing and crackling noises might be more than just a sign of sickness in lung disease, reveals a new study. Wheezing and crackling in the lungs could be the sounds of progressing ...

Lung cancer is less common and often doesn't cause symptoms in its early stages. But it can lead to breathing problems, along with issues like chest or back pain and a cough that doesn't go away.

Breathing hard in cold, dry air can stress your lungs, causing symptoms like coughing and sore throat, Kennedy's research suggests. "The lung is really a unique organ in the body because it's open ...

Building Living, Breathing Lungs In The Lab Laura Niklason engineered working lungs in the lab by stripping the cells from rat lungs and repopulating the remaining structure with fresh cells.