Biological therapy was associated with significant changes in lung structure and, by extension, improved lung function in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and T2 ...

On average, we breath around 20 times per minute, every minute and every hour, day, week, month and year of our lives. It is one of the first things we do immediately after birth and one of the last ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – New CT technology allows for a comprehensive, simultaneous evaluation of lung structure and function, something not possible with standard CT, according to a study published in ...

Air pollution, asthma, COPD & lung care explained by a pulmonologist with simple tips to protect your lungs daily.

Alveolar macrophages are immune cells that live in the tiny air sacs of the lungs. Under normal conditions, these cells act ...

Birds and mammals are on extreme ends of the airflow spectrum. Mammals inhale oxygen-rich air and they exhale depleted air, exhibiting a so-called tidal flow pattern. In contrast, bird breath travels ...

Three weeks ago Publisher Charles C. Thomas of Springfield, Ill. issued 1,500 copies of a small monograph called The Lung by Anatomist William Snow Miller of the University of Wisconsin. Price was ...

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) may increase the risk of pneumonia due to a weakened immune system or structural changes to the lungs. SCLC is one of the two main types of lung cancer. Pneumonia is an ...

Lung metastases are a devastating reality for over half of cancer patients whose tumors spread beyond their initial sites.