A study has shown how lung capacity evolves from childhood to old age. Until now, it was thought that lung function increased until it peaked at around 20-25 years of age, after which it stabilized.

An unconventional method of delivering oxygen rectally, known as "enteral ventilation," is advancing through human clinical trials, according to a study. U.S. and Japanese scientists suggest that a ...

A new meta-analysis provided high-quality evidence demonstrating that video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) significantly reduces the risk for death by 21% compared with open lobectomy in ...

Using a lung and diaphragm protective ventilation strategy guided by a computerized decision support tool during the acute phase of ventilation shortened the duration of weaning, a pediatric phase II ...

I have always thought that if a patient had unilateral lung disease, ie, unilateral pulmonary edema, lobar pneumonia, or pneumothorax, that to improve oxygenation urgently, the patient could be placed ...

23andMe Research Institute, Troper Wojcicki Philanthropies (TWP), and Lifebit today announced the official launch of an open-source data platform for the Lung Cancer Genetics Study. Launched in 2024, ...

In a study of nearly 1,000 consecutive patients treated for lung cancer at Northwestern Medicine, researchers discovered only ...

Some people with early-stage lung cancer who took the drug Tagrisso had a 51 percent lower risk of death in a 3-year study. Certain early-stage lung cancer patients who take the drug Tagrisso ...

Among 997 patients with lung cancer, only 35.1% met USPSTF screening criteria, while universal age-based screening (40-85 ...