Oncology & Cancer

The link between TB and a gene mutation that causes lung cancer

Tuberculosis (TB) has been suspected to increase a person's risk of lung cancer because the pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis can induce genetic damage. However, direct evidence of specific genetic changes and the disease ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study shows potential of stem cell therapy to repair lung damage

A new study has found that stem cell therapy can reduce lung inflammation in an animal model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis. Although, still at a pre-clinical stage, these findings have ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

What doctors know about lingering symptoms of coronavirus

With over 2 million cases in the U.S. since the coronavirus pandemic began in late December, there are now many people who have recovered from COVID-19. At the same, there have been reports of people who continue to have ...

Medical research

Researchers discover how cells limit inflammation in lung injury

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have found in an animal model of acute lung injury a molecular mechanism that allows cells of the immune system to reduce tissue ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Pneumonia found to harm DNA in lung cells

A bacterium that is the most common cause of pneumonia—a leading cause of death worldwide—can damage DNA in lung cells, a new study has shown.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Breathlessness in patients with long COVID may signal heart problems

A small study has suggested that COVID-19 patients who continue to be short of breath during physical activity one year after recovering from the infection may have suffered heart damage. The research is presented today at ...

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