Can weight loss reverse heart failure? A new study shows that heart muscle cells regain strength and muscle contractions ...

Removing race from equations that estimate lung function will shift the categorization of disease severity across patient populations, moving more Black individuals into an advanced disease category, ...

A research team has identified a promising new therapeutic strategy for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), showing that ...

If there is one medical exam that everyone in the world has taken, it's a chest x-ray. Clinicians can use radiographs to tell if someone has tuberculosis, lung cancer, or other diseases, but they ...

Both the skin and the lungs function as barrier organs that are continuously exposed to the external environment. Disruption of epithelial or epidermal ...

In a new study, researchers found that older adults with obesity had significantly decreased measures of lung function compared to those without obesity, and the results were consistent among men and ...

An abnormal BMI in children -- be it high or low -- can now be associated with impaired lung function, but if their BMI is normalized before they reach adulthood, the impairment can be offset, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers found reduced z scores for two lung function measures among children with gestational diabetes ...

A new study by researchers at National Jewish Health and collaborating institutions has found that different patterns seen on ...

Anxiety and depression are prevalent in patients with IPF and are linked to increased breathlessness and lower energy levels.