There are two types of lung diseases: obstructive lung disease and restrictive lung disease. Both types can cause symptoms ...

Legendary filmmaker David Lynch passed away months after he was diagnosed with emphysema, a lung disease that results from ...

This device measures lung function and records the results ... A low percentage confirms airflow obstruction, which can then be used to help determine what might cause that airflow obstruction ...

A new method of scanning lungs is able to show in real time how air moves in and out of the lungs as people take a breath in patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and ...

Study shows muscle-to-fat ratio impacts lung function and airflow obstruction risk in adults, emphasising the importance of ...

The machine, nicknamed "lungs in a box", mimics the human body and surgeon Marius Berman said it could increase the number of transplants by 30%. Daniel Evans-Smith, a 49-year-old event manager from ...

A Midtown-based medical device startup is carving a niche in the growing field of treatments to address chronic lung disease.

More information: Pippard BJ, et al, Assessing Lung Ventilation and Bronchodilator Response in Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Fluorine 19 MRI, Radiology (2024). DOI ...

to see how air moves in and out of the lungs as people take a breath in patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and patients who have received a lung transplant.