Accurate detection and segmentation of lung tumors on CT scans is critical for monitoring cancer progression, evaluating treatment responses and planning radiation therapy. Currently, experienced ...

The iron lung, conceptualized in the late 1920s, was most notably the first line of defense against polio during the epidemics that occurred between 1948 to 1955. The device saved the lives of ...

Mild cognitive impairment is linked to blood vessel dysfunction in the brain's temporal lobes—the seat of memory—according to a new USC-led study. The findings, seen in people with and without ...

The proportion of people who have never smoked being diagnosed with lung cancer is rising, with new research pointing to air pollution as a growing contributor to lung cancer around the world.

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Feb. 6, 2025 — Despite new medication, cystic fibrosis often leads to permanent lung damage. Researchers have discovered that the disease causes changes in the immune system early in life ...

Scientists today hailed a breakthrough after discovering exactly how smoking can damage the lungs. Although rates in the UK are falling, the country's growing population means roughly 6.4million ...

Today, Australian researchers reveal how multiple chemicals found in cigarette smoke and e-cigarettes alter the function of a key type of immune cell found in the lungs. Cigarette smoking is known ...

Research is still in the early stages of how vaping affects lungs – but worrying conditions, like ‘popcorn lung’, are on the rise. Dr Stephen Broderick, of John Hopkins Medicine, has now ...

Your right lung has three balloon-like sections, called lobes, which are full of spongy ... Casciari said. Thoracic CT scans, for example, improve survival by 20 percent by providing earlier ...