Researchers looked at lung tissue from 28 COPD patients and 15 smokers who underwent surgery for suspected or confirmed lung ...

Referred to as ‘popcorn lung,’ the obstructive lung condition has been challenging clinicians for decades. But more recent ...

Scientists have discovered that people with COPD have lung cells that contain over three times as much soot-like carbon as ...

The Lung is a vital organ for the body for gas exchange and excessive inflammation of the lungs can be life- threatening. Lung inflammation is generally caused by pathogens in response to exposure ...

Chronic breathlessness, coughing or excess mucus may seem minor, but they could signal chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Understanding how drug delivery systems distribute in vivo remains a major challenge in developing nanomedicines. Especially ...

It is a pulmonary disorder causing breathlessness by scarring the small airways in the lungs called bronchioles.

If you've had a severe case of COVID, you may have lasting lung damage even after you test negative for the virus. Your immune system creates inflammation as it works to fight off COVID.

Early infection caused extensive inflammation in many different body systems, noted Dr. Scott Scheinin, MD, director of lung transplantation for Mount Sinai Health System in New York City.

Similarly, patients with lung cancer may have lower levels of bacterial strains that help fight inflammation. The reason an ...