A new study from Tulane University suggests that repeated collapse and reopening of tiny alveoli—air sacs in the lungs ...

A study by researchers from the University of Liverpool and the Research Institute for Diagnostic Accuracy, Netherlands, has ...

Medically reviewed by Susan Russell, MD The term "smoker's lung" refers to lung damage caused by smoking cigarettes. Over ...

An ‘all clear’ at the end of treatment doesn’t necessarily mean the end of cancer. But new UK research aims to eliminate the ...

Dr Nick Hopkinson, Medical Director at Asthma Lung UK, explained that most healthy individuals can recover from bronchitis relatively quickly, but people with damaged lungs are at greater risk.

can damage lung tissue and lead to cancer over time." Marianne Matzo, PhD, a certified advanced nurse practitioner in Norman, Oklahoma, agreed that poor air quality and pollution can contribute to ...

A component found in all fungi may provide a shield against flu-related lung damage, according to a new study. A team of scientists led by Maziar Divangahi, a Professor in McGill's Faculty of ...

Low-frequency ultrasound waves (39 kHz) can disrupt the cell membrane and trigger cell death in cancer cells. It is a relatively low-cost and non-invasive approach. Unlike normal cells ...

When inhaled over a long period of time, radioactive radon particles can damage lungs and lead to lung cancer. In fact, radon causes about 21,000 lung cancer deaths in the U.S. each year. “You can’t ...

It could save the lives of thousands of smokers dying from lung cancer, and could also be used ... the artificial lung rather than the patient's damaged lungs. Once the blood enters the artificial ...

Was it simply a fluke that he kept treating strikingly young patients? Or was his practice one tiny data point in a larger ...