Mycobacteria are a group of pathogenic bacteria that cause diseases like leprosy and tuberculosis in humans. Now, a new study finds that mycobacteria are associated with red blood cells at lung ...

A new blood-based biomarker panel combined with a model assessing risk factors of lung cancer better predicted who could benefit most from lung cancer screening, according to new findings. The ...

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can damage the heart even without directly infecting the heart tissue, a new study has found. The research specifically looked at damage to the hearts of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The manufacturer of the Karius Test is seeking to market it for diagnosing lung infections in immunocompromised ...

Early diagnosis of lung cancer may improve the prognosis, but many people aren’t aware they have it until it spreads. Screening tests may help detect the disease. Blood tests are not yet available to ...

October 13, 2006 (Istanbul) –- What if doctors could order a simple blood test to detect lung cancer? Researchers presenting at the 31st Congress of the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) say ...

New study introduces a simple blood test to detect early lung damage in cancer patients receiving novel therapy with antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), which can sometimes cause serious, even fatal, ...

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion new red blood cells each day to keep the oxygen flowing. For many years, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A research team led by Washington State University has discovered a phenomenon in which some of the world’s deadliest bacteria feed on human blood. The researchers found that ...

Blood clots form in response to signals from the lungs of cancer patients—not from other organ sites, as previously thought—according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine, Memorial Sloan ...

A genetically modified pig lung was transplanted into a brain-dead man and functioned for nine days, according to a newly ...