A rare cell type in the lungs is essential to survival from the COVID-19 virus, a new study shows.

Experiments in mice infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus revealed that the immune cell class in question, called nerve and ...

Scientists have discovered that a rare immune cell type in the lungs, called NAMs, plays a crucial role in surviving COVID-19 ...

The lungs benefit from different types of exercise. People coming out of surgery can start with breathing exercises. Learn ...

The risk of cancer goes up with age, in part because aging impedes the body's ability to detect and destroy cells with ...

Stanford Medicine researchers have developed a blood test capable of detecting cancers, the ways cancer resists treatments ...

The Hood River County Health Department confirmed April 14 that two people have died from a mad cow-like illness called ...

Alpha-1-antitrypsin is a so-called protease inhibitor, a type of enzyme inhibitor. It is produced in the liver but exerts its ...

The abnormal accumulation of antibody-producing immune cells in the lungs may contribute to IPF progression, a new study suggests.

Even when symptoms are present, they’re oftentimes subtle or mistaken for other conditions, allowing the disease to go undiagnosed for extended periods. While these symptoms can stem from other health ...

KERRY Joanne Wilkins was a "healthy" 35-year-old but died from liver failure - just three days after she first started showing symptoms. Her sister Jessica Matilda Wilkins, 31, is now questioning ...