The risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increased in young people who smoke cigarettes more frequently, indicating smoking is an important COPD risk factor. Cigarette ...

Multiple studies suggest that the mechanisms of lung damage and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to biomass smoke differ from COPD caused by smoking cigarettes. A review examined the ...

Individuals with pre-bronchodilator airflow obstruction appeared to be at significant risk for future COPD development, researchers reported in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care ...

This study is led by Dr. Lianyong Han and Dr. Tobias Stoeger in Germany (Institute of Lung Health and Immunity (LHI), Comprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC), Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research ...

The perspectives and priorities of people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should be integrated into the development process of new therapies for COPD, according to a new ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. & MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Renovion and the COPD Foundation have announced the creation of a new partnership to accelerate the development of a novel therapy for the treatment of ...

Although there is significant improvement in managing asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diseases, there is still a strong need in controlling symptoms to prevent hospitalizations ...

Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine have discovered a new type of cell in human lungs. Reporting in Nature, the scientists named the cells respiratory airway ...

COPD is a progressive lung disease. If you’re at risk for COPD, you can take steps to lower your risk. The same steps can help people with COPD prevent exacerbations and slow disease progression.

Roche’s hopes of getting its chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) drug astegolimab to regulators this year have taken a hit after the anti-ST2 monoclonal antibody failed to reduce flare-ups in ...