What are the symptoms of emphysema? - Understanding the condition is the first step towards taking control of your lung ...

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 ...

In their study, the researchers looked at the effects of cigarette smoke on Mucosal-Associated Invariant T (MAIT) cells, a ...

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

For the first time Australian researchers have identified how exposure to smoking may cause a deadly lung disease that claims ...

Smaller Airways Increase COPD Risk for Women Aug. 2, 2022 — Structural differences in lung airways between men and woman may be the cause of differences in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

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

COPD patients are more susceptible to influenza infections that can, in turn, worsen the underlying disease by increasing airway inflammation and promoting the destruction of the lung’s air sacs.

Multiple chemicals in cigarette smoke and e-cigarettes alter the function of a key type of lung immune cell. Cigarette ...

AerWave announced today that it completed the first-in-human feasibility study of its disease-modifying ultrasound lung ...

Evans-Smith had developed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a condition that causes breathing difficulties and limits normal activities. He had experienced a lung collapse five times ...