Among 8- to 9-year-olds, those with vs. without maternal gestational diabetes mellitus exposure had two reduced measures of ...

Patients with type 2 diabetes and comorbid lung function impairment had higher risks for cardiovascular disease and mortality. Individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and comorbid lung function ...

New research has identified the mechanism by which air pollution damages the lungs’ self-cleaning system, leaving us vulnerable to infection. In doing so, it has also identified a way to reverse that ...

From lingering coughs to silent breathing disorders, childhood lung problems are more common and more manageable than many ...

"Small lung syndrome" is proposed to address persistent low lung volume linked with comorbidities, requiring a new ICD code for accurate diagnosis. Early intervention in lung function trajectories can ...

Toby Maher, MD, PhD, professor of clinical medicine, Keck Medicine of USC, discusses the impact of changes in lung function in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). How does the rate of ...

"The air sacs in the lungs are a critical first barrier against infections in humans, but we've traditionally looked at them ...

Pulmonary fibrosis is a deadly disease in which the lungs become thickened and scarred, gradually losing their ability to deliver oxygen to the body. Now, scientists at UC San Francisco have ...

A new study conducted by researchers at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham in Birmingham, Great Britain, evaluated outcomes and toxicity associated with stereotactic radiotherapy in patients with ...

When Ilana Hastings first noticed symptoms in July 2024, she thought her breathlessness might be a sign of Long Covid ...