A pair of studies presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress 2024 emphasized the importance of close monitoring and proactive treatment approaches for patients with idiopathic (IPF) and ...

Toby Maher, MD, PhD, professor of clinical medicine, Keck Medicine of USC, discusses the impact of changes in lung function in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). How does the rate of ...

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv preprint server, researchers develop the ‘crystal ribcage,’ a transparent ribcage for real-time lung imaging at cellular resolution. Study: Crystal Ribcage: A ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human 'lung-on-chip' model using stem cells ...

New research has identified the mechanism by which air pollution damages the lungs’ self-cleaning system, leaving us vulnerable to infection. In doing so, it has also identified a way to reverse that ...

Share on Pinterest Having low levels of vitamin K may negatively affect lung function. Nadine Greeff/Stocksy The lungs are essential to the body’s survival, and many factors can influence their ...

Smoking cannabis leads to lung damage, but in a different way to tobacco, new research has found. The findings come from the long-running Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, which ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human lung-on-chip model using stem cells ...

Background The relationship of social determinants of health (SDOH), environmental exposures and medical history to lung function trajectories is underexplored. A better understanding of these ...

Liver disease can lead to complications that affect your lungs, such as the buildup of fluid around your lungs or high blood pressure in the arteries that lead to your lungs from your heart. Your ...