Based on study findings, researchers have proposed a new term for respirable crystalline silica exposure-related ...

Fears have been ignited about the dangers of vaping, following a teenage girl’s diagnosis with the potentially fatal disease known as ‘popcorn lung’. Brianne Cullen, 17, started secretly ...

Orchestrating the lung’s immune response, these cells regulate inflammation. Recent studies suggest that macrophages can retain a memory of repeated exposure to pathogens, something that’s ...

When they evoked circadian rhythm disruption, the first thing they observed was an increase in acute lung inflammation due to an exacerbated immune response. Inflammation is an immune response to ...

Chronic use of alcohol causes inflammation and harms the immune system. Eventually, this can lead to lung diseases and infections. ARLD can refer to any lung problems that chronic alcohol ...

Genetic risk. Among people who smoke, genes might help determine who gets COPD and lung cancer. Researchers have found several genes that increase your risk of both. Inflammation. Research shows ...

A new drug for severe influenza successfully keeps patients at the perfect level of lung inflammation to protect against lung damage, while still allowing the immune system to fight off the infection.

Patients with stage 3 lung cancer often receive chemotherapy and radiation, which can cause lung inflammation known as radiation pneumonitis, according to Dr. Suresh S. Ramalingam. Dr. Suresh ...

A significant new study—the first of its kind—shows that the nutrients found in walnuts, seeds, and certain types of seafood can reduce inflammation and improve declining lung function.

Not immediately explained was the discrepancy between the pope saying he has lung inflammation and the Vatican saying a day earlier that Francis had a CT scan at a Rome hospital "to exclude the ...