The danger with pulmonary fibrosis lies in how quietly it develops. What begins as mild breathlessness may, over the years, ...

Regular physical activity reduces the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)1 and improves the prognosis in affected patients.2 In contrast, ambient air pollution, is a substantial risk ...

A new study reveals that small cell lung cancer (SCLC) likely begins in basal stem-like cells rather than in neuroendocrine ...

US policymakers slashed rates by 25 basis points Wednesday while penciling in two more reductions for this year.

For a long time, physicians and scientists believed our lungs were sterile (germ-free). But modern science indicates ...

Researchers at the University of Calgary studying a lethal lung disease called pulmonary fibrosis have found neurons, which ...

The likelihood for mortality during hospitalization was increased among those with COPD or asthma vs. asthma-COPD overlap ...

Alveolar type 2 (AT2) cells maintain lung health by acting as stem cells and producing pulmonary surfactant. AT2 dysfunction underlies many lung diseases, including interstitial lung disease (ILD), in ...