Washington, July 23 (ANI): A new study has revealed that early exposure to environmental factors such as allergens, pollutants, and respiratory viruses might put infants at an increased risk of lung disease in adulthood. (more…)
Washington, July 22 (ANI): Women who have premature menopause due to medical interventions are at an increased risk of developing lung cancer, says a new study. (more…)
Washington, July 18 (ANI): Shedding new light on how influenza virus attacks the lungs, a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Southern Research Institute has provided targets for new treatments. (more…)
Washington, July 3 (ANI): Researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre claim to have identified a cellular pathway that is involved in spread of lung cancer. (more…)
London, July 3 (ANI): The deadly swine flu virus has the potential to reach deep into the respiratory system, and even as far as the intestines, according to two new studies on ferrets. (more…)
London, June 30 (ANI): Babies born by ceasarean section are more susceptible to developing diseases including asthma and diabetes, according to a new research. (more…)
Washington, June 26 (ANI): Smokers who eat large amounts of soy products are less likely to develop the smoking-associated lung disease COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), says a new study. (more…)
Washington, June 9 (ANI): Conducting experiments on mice, a team of Italian researchers have suggested that in a lung cancer treatment that inhibits nicotine receptors may help double survival time. (more…)
Washington, June 5 (ANI): Baylor College of Medicine researchers have identified the gene behind a rare, deadly developmental disorder of the lungs called alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins (ACD/MPV). (more…)
Washington, May 31 (ANI): Intake of caffeine within an hour of exercise can reduce the symptoms of exercise-induced asthma (EIA), according to a study. (more…)
