KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, in collaboration with the Francis Crick Institute, has discovered how cancer cells can exploit healthy lung cells to support metastatic tumor growth in the lungs.
The biopsy came back positive. It’s lung cancer.” Countless people in our community hear these words no one ever expects.
Advent Therapeutics is developing vitamin A therapies aimed at preventing chronic lung disease in premature babies.
The robot is designed to help doctors detect lung cancer at earlier stages.
For most of my professional life I have thought about air pollution through the organs I know best. As a heart and lung surgeon, I spent decades studying how polluted air damages lungs, damages the ...
Lung health isn’t just about air quality or exercise, what you eat also plays a key role. Doctor explains how an ...
When it comes to lung healing and recovery, many well-intentioned approaches actually hinder rather than help the natural healing process. The lungs possess remarkable regenerative capabilities, but ...
Eating more fruit could help protect lungs from air pollution damage, particularly in women. Researchers point to antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds in fruit as possible defenses against ...
The female hormone progesterone, which is found in most hormone-based birth control, can expedite the healing process for lung cells harmed by an influenza infection, according to a new study ...
In a new study, researchers found that being hospitalized for flu or COVID-19 was linked to a 24 percent increase in later lung cancer risk. Learn how to protect yourself.
As chilly weather is here to stay until the spring, it's important to stay healthy in the midst of seasonal colds and respiratory illnesses. Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and ...
In an invisible dance, micro- and nanoplastics move about ubiquitously, yet unnoticed. These minuscule particles bob and weave into every corner of our existence. Yet, their impact on our respiratory ...