A new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, sheds light on the growth of lung function in children. The results show that ...

A clinical trial conducted in a neonatal intensive care unit has identified a new treatment protocol to improve lung growth and function among preterm infants. Adding two weeks of continuous positive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Low vitamin K levels appeared linked to decreased measures of FEV 1 and FVC following adjustments for several ...

Background Pulmonary function testing provides important insight regarding health; the vital capacity (VC) is so named because of its association with survival and longevity. Interpretation of ...

Your lungs have a vital job: Every cell in your body needs oxygen, and they depend on your lungs to get it. That's why it's important not to take your lung health for granted, especially as your lung ...

"Small lung syndrome" is proposed to address persistent low lung volume linked with comorbidities, requiring a new ICD code for accurate diagnosis. Early intervention in lung function trajectories can ...

Your lungs are complex, yet delicate organs that replenish the oxygen in your blood with every breath you take. Each lung is divided into lobes and connected in the middle of your chest by your ...

Smoking can cause lungs to look blackened, inflated, and inflamed, but some of the damage is reversible. Depending on the extent of the damage, it could take years for your lungs to regain a healthy, ...

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) technology has relative contraindications in haemorrhagic disease but remains an effective therapeutic option for the treatment of pulmonary haemorrhage ...

For decades, clinical algorithms that were used to diagnose disease have included race as a variable. Over the past several years, growing recognition that this may lead to diagnoses being entirely ...