Patients who regularly consume a healthy diet may benefit from air pollution having less impact on their lung function, a ...

Eating more fruit could help keep your lungs healthy and working effectively, according to new research on pollution and lung ...

New research has identified the mechanism by which air pollution damages the lungs’ self-cleaning system, leaving us vulnerable to infection. In doing so, it has also identified a way to reverse that ...

Many of the body's processes are governed by circadian rhythms which repeat in 24-hour cycles. The new study, which only focused on the hours between 8am and 5pm, suggests that lung function may be ...

Background The relationship of social determinants of health (SDOH), environmental exposures and medical history to lung function trajectories is underexplored. A better understanding of these ...

Using human stem cells, scientists have created a miniature lung that mimics breathing and TB infection, opening new ...

Cardamom is a must-have in gingerbread and other treats during the winter season here. This precious spice is so healthy that ...

Lung function (how well your lungs can work; estimated by tests that measure how quickly your lungs can take air in and expel it out, how good they are at oxygenating blood and removing carbon dioxide ...

What are pulmonary function tests? Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are tests of lung function. They are intended to evaluate and monitor chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is ...

For years we’ve thought of heart health as critical for living a long life. Yet an increasing number of studies have found that lung capacity may in fact be just as important a predictor of longevity.