Microbes in the gut, lungs and biofilms do not simply exist as perfectly mixed populations; instead, they grow in layered and ...

VO2 max measures the maximum amount of oxygen your body can use during exercise. It’s become one of the buzziest fitness metrics on social media, with influencers and wearable devices touting it as a ...

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare, heterogeneous, systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease characterised by vasculopathy, ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare, progressive disease of the precapillary pulmonary arteries, characterized by ...

Forced vital capacity and the diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide stayed stable after the start of nintedanib treatment in 23 out of 35 patients. Nintedanib appears to stabilize lung ...

Lung capacity is the maximum amount of air that the lungs can hold and use during breathing. Healthy lungs allow the body to take in enough oxygen and remove carbon dioxide efficiently. Good lung ...

Among patients with a very early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis (VEDOSS), a baseline diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide by single breath (DLCO/SB) below 70% was associated with a ...

Lung adenocarcinoma is the most common type of lung cancer diagnosed in the U.S. Just over half of all non-small-cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) are adenocarcinomas. Finding out that you're at risk of lung ...

Residual lung abnormalities were consistent with elevated epithelial injury biomarkers, profibrotic signaling. HealthDay News — Elevated epithelial injury biomarkers and profibrotic signaling are seen ...