When it comes to lung healing and recovery, many well-intentioned approaches actually hinder rather than help the natural healing process. The lungs possess remarkable regenerative capabilities, but ...

Researchers have discovered a pathway by which immune cells prevent the lungs' protective barrier from healing after viral infections like COVID-19. Investigators involved in a multicenter study ...

As we age, it becomes harder to heal from injuries, in part because stem cells throughout the body lose their regenerative oomph. Scientists at Scripps Research reported this week on a molecule that ...

Quitting smoking can lead to lung recovery, but the extent of healing varies. This video explores how lungs repair themselves ...

As India battles its worst-ever air-quality cycles and a rising tide of chronic respiratory disease, a new conversation is quietly taking shape in pulmonology circles, Can emerging peptide-based ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blocking BCL-2 cleared scar-forming cells and improved lung function in preclinical pulmonary fibrosis research. (CREDIT: ...

While adults have dominated long COVID headlines, a growing body of research is revealing that teenagers are experiencing persistent lung damage that’s fundamentally different from what we see in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Believe it or not, we’re now going on year three of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of us know more people who’ve had it than not, and ...

Smoke from cigarettes blocks self-healing processes in the lungs and consequently can lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum München, partner in the ...

Investigators involved in a multicenter study co-led by Cedars-Sinai discovered a pathway by which immune cells prevent the lungs’ protective barrier from healing after viral infections like COVID-19.

Believe it or not, we’re now going on year three of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of us know more people who’ve had it than not, and chances are you’ve had it yourself at least once. What may still take ...