(Courtesy: Newcastle University, UK) Assessing lung function is crucial for diagnosing and monitoring ... We assess lung ventilation by seeing how well this MRI-visible gas moves into different parts ...

Researchers reported that a lung MRI technique that uses inhaled gas can identify early patchy lung defects in patients with ...

The iron lung was an invention that helped keep thousands ... Naomi Wu and others are organising on Twitter to find a way to remanufacture these parts. If you’re in the know, or otherwise ...

Go for regular checkups and screenings to catch lung cancer early on before it progresses to an advanced level or spreads to ...

This could enable medics to identify any decline in lung function sooner ... and show us which parts of the lung improve with treatment. For example, when we scan a patient as they use their ...

An increased muscle-to-fat ratio was associated with improved lung function and reduced airflow obstruction, as shown by a long-term study.

The human body is composed of over 37 trillion cells, each with a limited lifespan. These cells are continuously replaced to ...

Patients with HIV have higher risk for obstructive lung disease, gas exchange impairment, a rapid reduction in lung function, and emphysema.

Today, Australian researchers reveal how multiple chemicals found in cigarette smoke and e-cigarettes alter the function of a key type of immune cell found in the lungs. Cigarette smoking is known ...