Pulmonary function tests are a group of noninvasive breathing tests that measure how much air your lungs can hold, how quickly you can move air in and out and how efficiently your lungs transfer ...

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have developed a tool that can identify airway mucus abnormalities in patients with ...

The AI model developed estimated lung function by observing the radiographs, with lower values denoted by blue areas and higher values by red areas in the saliency maps. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A smartphone-based tool that employs acoustic sensing and machine learning techniques is set to undergo testing.

SAN DIEGO – The elimination of race adjustments in lung-function testing could affect millions of people in the U.S. as they lose or gain eligibility for jobs and benefits due to reclassification of ...

While the rate of adults who smoke is reportedly down to a record low of 11% and fewer adolescents are vaping, children and adults alike are leading more sedentary lifestyles that can pose a variety ...

High levels of phenotypic age acceleration (PhenoAgeAccel) were found to have a more significant effect on lung function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), older patients, ...

Evaluating quality of life (QOL) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) goes beyond lung function numbers. It also shows how treatments affect daily well-being and guides funding, ...

Elevated fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide exposure in the early to middle weeks of pregnancy had links to lower ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. By replacing both breathing and circulatory buffering, a novel artificial lung bought critical time after lung removal, revealed irreversible damage, and made transplantation ...