Out of the world’s top 20 cities with polluted air, 13 belong to India and according to the World health Organisation (WHO) report published in 2011, lung diseases rank 2 nd in the list of top ...

Researchers at Hannover Medical School (MHH) and Magdeburg University Hospital (UMMD) have now succeeded in identifying the genetic causes of the disease. Although CPAM is rare, it is one of the most ...

it allows them to maintain their capacity to develop into different cell types. As the lung develops, IGFBP3 expression must be reduced for cell differentiation to take place, a process necessary ...

Failings in the prevention, diagnoses and treatment of lung diseases are "silently suffocating" the health service and "pushing it to breaking point", a charity has warned. It comes as new ...

One in 16 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer in their lifetime. As the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., ...

a lung disease that results from inhaling silica dust. Silica is a common mineral found in sand, quartz, and many other types of rock. Silicosis occurs when silica dust is inhaled and causes ...