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COPD is often diagnosed late, but the lung damage behind it can build up slowly over decades.
A new study reveals how the lake bed’s toxic dust impairs lung development in children living nearby.
Air hunger is more than just feeling out of breath. Here’s what causes this distressing sensation – and when to seek help.
Saunas can offer real health benefits. But there are risks if you push past your body’s limits.
The aim is to find and treat lung cancers early, before they grow and spread, to improve the chance of survival. Here’s what’s involved.
Complications from measles infection are surprisingly common.
Researchers developed a new mouse model that replicates long COVID-19 more accurately than current models. Their findings could lead to new treatments.
A range of jobs and hobbies are risk factors for lung disease.
Essential fats found in fish and nuts are tied to many protective health benefits. Researchers found they may also slow decline of lung function and prolong the lives of pulmonary fibrosis patients.
Inhaling air is how you get the oxygen your body needs to turn your food into energy. Other living things use different strategies.
Africa is suffering from a silent, but costly, epidemic of fungal infections.
The Los Angeles area has over 20,000 active, idle or abandoned oil wells. The city and county have voted to ban new ones after studies showed health problems in residents living nearby.
COVID-19 causes lung injury and lowers oxygen levels in patients because the SARS-CoV-2 virus attacks cells’ mitochondria. This attack is a throwback to a primitive war between viruses and bacteria.
An understanding of bird biology is the starting point for conservation efforts. 3-D reconstructions of biological structures greatly add to this understanding.
Sildenafil — better known as Viagra — may be helpful in treating lung diseases like pulmonary arterial hypertension and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, for which there are few effective treatments.
Understanding how injury and disease, including COVID-19, can impair lung function can help researchers and clinicians better help patients who are experiencing chronic conditions
Disruptions to the lung microbiome are linked to a number of respiratory conditions in both children and adults.
New developments in organ transplants from animals show promise. However, there has been no public engagement about a potential risk. It may streamline a pathway to humans for new zoonotic diseases.
Exercise might be the last thing on your mind if you’re at home with COVID. But these gentle breathing exercises can help.
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Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupation Health, University of California, Irvine; University of Southern California
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Assistant Professor of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University
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Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy, Victoria University
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Professor, Environmental Studies Program at UC Santa Barbara
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Professor of Primary Care, Queen Mary University of London
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Consultant Anaesthetist and Professor of Public Engagement and Innovation, Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy, UCL
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Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health, Imperial College London
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Professor of Anatomy, Vanderbilt University
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Paediatric Respiratory Physician and Research Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, Adelaide University
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Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Diego
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Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine, University of California, San Diego
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Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina