University of Delaware chemical engineer Catherine Fromen is developing ways to make drugs and therapies more effective for cancer patients. It’s work with real potential to improve human health. As a ...

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Today, the American Lung Association Research Institute announced it has invested $22 million in new research grants, clinical research and strategic partnerships to advance the understanding, ...

Researchers uncovered how lung cells decide whether to rebuild tissue or fight infection. This built-in “switch” may be the key to restoring the lungs’ natural repair ability. The discovery could lead ...

Pulmonary fibrosis is a deadly disease in which the lungs become thickened and scarred, gradually losing their ability to deliver oxygen to the body. Now, scientists at UC San Francisco have ...

Despite most patients with lung cancer experiencing significant weight loss (cancer cachexia), which is associated with worse mortality outcomes, there are currently no treatments available to ...

Once in the brain, lung cancer cells can plug themselves into the electrical circuitry there and grow, a study of mice shows. The results, published September 10 in Nature, highlight the deep and ...

Study in a Sentence: Using human lung organoids and patient samples, scientists found that during SARS-CoV-2 infection, lung immune cells halt cell growth and drive tissue damage. Healthy for Humans: ...

In the midst of all the controversy surrounding the science of healthcare, certain technologies continue to progress in the background, with the promise of transforming the practice of medicine. One ...

Scientists have, for the first time, transplanted a genetically engineered pig lung into a human. The lung tissue remained alive for nine days after the transplant despite early signs of inflammation, ...