This image illustrates the very beginning stages of an influenza (flu) infection in the respiratory tract. Credit: CDC Researchers discovered that the sac around the…
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Severe COVID-19 causes early lung capillary thrombosis, leading to respiratory distress, with studies emphasizing prompt anti-coagulation treatment to mitigate complications. Scientists from the University of…
The SHAMAL study has made a significant breakthrough in severe asthma treatment. It demonstrates that the biologic therapy benralizumab enables patients to significantly reduce or…
A study has found that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can remain in the lungs for up to 18 months post-infection, challenging the notion that it’s undetectable…
A survey by The BMJ highlights significant disparities in access to lung diagnostic tests in England’s deprived areas, leading to delayed treatment and health deterioration…
Illustration shows pulmonary ionocyte (pink) embedded in airway surface (blue and yellow). Credit: Guillermo Romano Ibarra, University of Iowa Researchers from the University of Iowa…
A study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that older adults exposed to PM2.5 and NO2 air pollutants over a decade…
In a recent study published in the journal Radiology, radiologists were found to be more proficient than AI tools in identifying or excluding three common…
Workers crafting artificial stone slabs for countertops in the U.S. are contracting a fatal lung disease, silicosis, due to toxic dust exposure, a study by…
Researchers have successfully used patients’ own P63+ lung progenitor cells to repair damaged lung tissue in COPD patients, improving their quality of life. Initial results…
A new study led by the Universities of Essex and Bristol has revealed important insights into the impact of early-life factors on lung health. The…
New Harmful Effects of Vaping: Study Finds Lung Inflammation Worse in E-Cigarette Users Than Smokers
Vaping refers to the use of electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, which are devices that heat a liquid into an aerosol that is then inhaled. Vaping…
Immunofluorescent staining shows expression of the new SARS-CoV-2 Spike-receptor LRRC15 (green) in post-mortem lung tissue section from individual with COVID-19. Credit: The University of Sydney…
University of Iowa researchers have created an advanced model that can detect lung damage in long-COVID patients using a simple chest X-ray. The model takes…
A new study has revealed that marijuana smokers have a higher rate of emphysema and airway diseases compared to cigarette smokers. Researchers have found marijuana…
The immune system usually stays dormant in the lungs in times of health. Overactive immune system can cause issues like asthma and allergies, making it…
Hemidactylium scutatum larvae, lungless salamander native to eastern North America. Credit: Zachary R. Lewismorpho Despite lung loss in adults for millions of years, lungless salamanders…
Scientists have discovered that a type of bacteria is not as harmless as previously thought. It can actually cause infections in patients with bronchiectasis, asthma,…
Lack of sleep increases the risk of flare-ups from 25% to 95%. Some lung disease patients do worse than others. Could sleep be the cause?…
A breakthrough discovery could result in more effective asthma treatments. Scientists have discovered differences in the biochemistry of asthmatic and non-asthmatics — which could lead…