Vaping or smoking found to reduce fitness in young people by 15%
Young people who vape or smoke cigarettes have reduced blood vessel functionality, breathing efficiency and exercise capacity compared…
Animal-free lung model unlocks better treatments for RSV in babies
Future therapies for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) must target both the virus and its immune response to ensure…
Cleaner transportation could prevent thousands of premature deaths
A shift to cleaner transportation could prevent more than 3,600 premature deaths in Montreal and Toronto by reducing…
Can ibuprofen improve drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment?
Could a common over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drug become a new weapon against drug-resistant tuberculosis? Early findings suggest immune benefits,…
Monoclonal antibody shows promise for treating acute respiratory distress syndrome
Doctors have few options for patients who develop a life-threatening lung condition called acute respiratory distress syndrome, or…
Study explains how leukemia creates inflammatory lung environments
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) does more than infiltrate the lungs: it also transforms lung tissue to create an…
Cambridge researchers discover three distinct severe pneumonia biological subtypes
Cambridge researchers have shown that severe pneumonia has three different subtypes, helping explain why some patients in intensive…
Researchers identify genetic cause of severe childhood lung disease
A new report in the American Journal of Human Genetics describes a novel disorder caused by biallelic loss-of-function variants in…
Blood protein signature can predict lung cancer risk before diagnosis
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and University College London (UCL), funded by Cancer Research UK and the…
CIC biomaGUNE develops pulmonary surfactant nanoparticles to treat lung diseases
The CIC biomaGUNE Center for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials has developed pulmonary surfactant nanoparticles (the blend of lipids…
Early lung damage patterns uncovered in children with cystic fibrosis
Researchers have mapped how lung damage begins early in life for children with cystic fibrosis, providing new insights…
Restoring ADAR2 enzyme reduces metastatic spread in osteosarcoma
Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone cancer in children, adolescents, and young adults. Although chemotherapy and surgery…