A new method of scanning lungs is able to show in real time how air moves in and out of the lungs as people take a breath in patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and ...

A new method of scanning lungs is able to show the effects of treatment on lung function in real time and enable experts to ...

A gut commensal protozoan determines respiratory disease outcomes by shaping pulmonary immunity - ...

A team has discovered a new communication pathway between the gut and lung. Their findings highlight how a little-known member of the gut microbiome reshapes the lung immune environment to have both ...

In a recent survey, Asthma + Lung UK found that a staggering 34% of people with asthma surveyed said they were triggered by mould and fungi. Artificial trees aren’t completely safe either ...

A 16-year-old recently suffered bleeding on the lungs and a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old had to ... cough a lot or suddenly develop asthma. These cases don’t show up in the figures but we know they ...

But no longer, according to the NHS’ own body mass index calculator. “It is advised that you measure your waist to find out if you’re carrying too much fat around your tummy,” the text ...

Some people’s asthma, COPD, or other respiratory illnesses are also primarily instigated by high levels of eosinophils in the body ... lead to permanent lung damage and raise the risk of ...

It comes as last week the new NICE/BTS/SIGN joint guidelines on management of asthma were finally published. Study leader, Professor Mona Bafadhel director of the King’s Centre for Lung Healthsaid: ...

Scientists discover new species of human ancestors, Homo juluensis. Credit: Adam Fagen, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 A team of researchers has identified a new human species that vanished approximately 200,000 ...

This drug, called Benralizamab, is a monoclonal antibody which targets specific white blood cells, called eosinophils, to reduce lung inflammation. It is currently used for the treatment of severe ...

Mona Bafadhel receives funding from the National Institute of Health Research, Asthma+Lung UK, and Horizon Europe. For this study, Mona Bafadhel received funding from AstraZeneca to complete the ...