Prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cannot begin at the time of diagnosis.1 When fixed airflow obstruction is identified in adulthood, the biological pathway leading to disease ...

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 ...

Some people with severe and often rare lung diseases may reach a point where there are no remaining effective treatment options available, and they may not qualify for or have access to a clinical ...

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 ...

Nintedanib appears to stabilize lung function in patients with systemic sclerosis-associated ILD exhibiting a PPF phenotype.

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 ...

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 ...