Your lungs may be aging faster than you realize. Learn the hidden signs of declining lung function and how to protect your ...

We all know that we age as time goes by, what may come as a surprise is that according to new studies, each of our organs ...

Post-COVID pulmonary fibrosis, which involves scarring of the lungs that can worsen over time and may require a lung ...

Their key findings were that aged smoke is more toxic: The study found that 4-nitrocatechol was significantly more toxic to lung cells than levoglucosan. At relatively low doses, 4-nitrocatechol ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have discovered how severe COVID-19 can destroy immune cells' ability to repair the lungs, helping explain the lingering effects of long COVID.

Francis' health has been a growing concern due to his age and pre-existing lung condition. His latest hospitalization now matches a 10-day stay in 2021, the longest of his papacy, when he ...

reveals how two key components of biomass smoke—levoglucosan and 4-nitrocatechol—affect human lung cells. Their findings suggest that aged smoke, which has undergone chemical changes in the ...