University of California, Irvine and Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health researchers have identified fundamental structural and functional differences between two major causes of mitral valve stenosis ...

A 46-year-old female patient with no smoking history, complaining of dry cough and tiredness, was admitted. Her laboratory test results were unremarkable. Chest CT showed reticular opacities with ...

If everyone eligible had a lung cancer screening, 62,000 lives would be saved over five years, a new study shows. By Simar Bajaj Tens of thousands of lives could be saved if more people got screened ...

Lung cancer is a killer, claiming the lives of more Americans than any other type of cancer. That’s because it’s often found late, when it has already spread, says Dr. Humberto Choi, a pulmonologist ...

Background: Lung cancer is classified into small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC – including adenocarcinoma, squamous cell, and large cell carcinoma). The incidence of ...

Researchers uncovered how lung cells decide whether to rebuild tissue or fight infection. This built-in “switch” may be the key to restoring the lungs’ natural repair ability. The discovery could lead ...

Pulmonary fibrosis is a deadly disease in which the lungs become thickened and scarred, gradually losing their ability to deliver oxygen to the body. Now, scientists at UC San Francisco have ...

Unit of Pathophysiology and Respiratory Rehabilitation, Department of Intensive Care, A.O.R.N. Ospedali dei Colli, Naples, Italy Pulmonary calcification and ossification are uncommon findings ...

Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt researchers have built the first lung-on-a-chip with a working immune system, a breakthrough with the potential to reshape how we study disease, move beyond animal testing, ...

The xenotransplantation comes on the heels of recent transplants of pig hearts and kidneys into medical patients. Scientists in China have reported transplanting a genetically modified pig lung into a ...

Scientists have, for the first time, transplanted a genetically engineered pig lung into a human. The lung tissue remained alive for nine days after the transplant despite early signs of inflammation, ...