Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a fundamental mechanism that affects the size of the pupil, namely our breathing.

A combination of mRNA and a new lipid nanoparticle could help heal damaged lungs, according to new research from the Perelman ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a fundamental mechanism that affects the size of the pupil, ...

Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a debilitating condition and a major cause of premature death worldwide. Chronic stress plays a significant role, but the underlying mechanism involving ...

Background Physicians treating acute pulmonary embolism (PE) are faced with difficult management decisions while specific guidance from recent guidelines may be absent. Methods Fourteen clinical ...

However, the function and mechanism of IL-11 in these diseases remain unknown ... Multiple molecular pathways work together to drive vasoconstriction, pulmonary artery remodeling, and progressive ...

Serotonin can promote both pulmonary vasoconstriction and pulmonary vascular remodeling and is thought to be involved in the pathobiology of PAH. A polymorphism in the serotonin transporter (SERT ...

Lung cancer screening aims to find lung cancer early. This is when there are more treatment options available and there is the best chance of treating it successfully. In the UK, the National ...

Background Patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) are at risk of developing nocturnal hypoxaemia due to ventilatory restriction and impaired gas exchange that worsen with supine posture and ...

The gold standard for finding lung cancer early is computed tomography (CT) lung cancer screening. However, this is limited to people who have smoked. Currently, there are more non-smokers (never ...

COPD is a progressive lung disease with mild symptoms in the early stages that gradually worsen. Early diagnosis and treatment can help preserve lung function. People with COPD often have trouble ...