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Measurements of lung capacity are a useful way to monitor the progression of many respiratory diseases, including COPD, asthma and cystic fibrosis. Devices used to measure pulmonary health include Lung Spirometers, Lung Plethysmography, and Pulse Oximetry.

New metabolic score may help predict healthy aging and disease risk

Studies conducted in various countries indicate that approximately 60% of people over the age of 65 currently live with two or more chronic conditions simultaneously.

29 Oct 2026

Insilico Medicine launches AI initiative to develop longevity vaccines

Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, today announced Longevity Vaccines, a research initiative developing treatments that direct a patient's own immune cells to eliminate the earliest cellular drivers of age-related disease.

15 Sep 2026

London's Ultra Low Emission Zone delivers measurable lung health benefits for children

A landmark study of more than 3,400 children, led by Queen Mary University of London, has found that air quality improvements following the introduction of London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children.

18 Aug 2026

Vitamins A and D may support healthier lungs in asthma patients

Higher levels of circulating vitamin A are linked to better lung function in children and adults with asthma, while vitamin D shows similar benefits in adults, including slower biological ageing, finds the first study of its kind, published online in the respiratory journal Thorax.

30 Jun 2026

Obesity makes breathing harder during exercise for young vapers

E-cigarette users with obesity show higher ventilatory demands and breathlessness during exercise, indicating potential long-term respiratory health risks.

30 Jun 2026

Living near Salton Sea linked to reduced lung growth in children

Children who live within 11 kilometers of the Salton Sea, a drying body of water with a high concentration of salts and contaminants in Imperial Valley, California, have slower lung function growth between ages 10 and 12 than children who live farther away.

3 Apr 2026

Physicians lead effort to end race-based bias in lung function testing

Last July, a team of physicians and researchers successfully proposed modifications to the American Medical Association (AMA) Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, advocating against the use of race in lung function testing.

30 Jul 2025

How five months in Tibet changed the heart and lungs of Beijing workers

Long-term exposure to very high altitude significantly reduces cardiopulmonary function in healthy adults from lowland regions, as shown by declines in aerobic capacity and efficiency after five months in Lhasa, China.

13 Jul 2025

Monoclonal antibody delivered through the nose blocks hay fever in mice

Approximately 40% of the European population are allergic to pollen, and their symptoms cause an estimated loss of 100 million school- and workdays every year.

11 Jul 2025

Qureight's synthetic study arms validate clinical efficacy in pioneering rare lung disease treatment

Qureight, a deep-learning analytics company accelerating drug development through AI-powered data curation, today announced that its digitally-twinned synthetic control arm has been used in a breakthrough clinical trial application in place of a human placebo group, marking a world-first in lung disease research.

17 Jun 2025

Exercise and diet advice misses the mark in improving heart health around the globe

A leading cardiovascular disease researcher from Simon Fraser University is ringing the alarm on universal recommendations intended to improve heart health around the globe.

22 May 2025

Study shows how lung capacity evolves from childhood to old age

A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by "la Caixa" Foundation, in collaboration with the Clínic-IDIBAPS, has shown for the first time, how lung capacity evolves from childhood to old age.

15 May 2025

AI predicts biological aging using steroid pathways

Researchers discuss a novel method to predict biological aging using a deep neural network based on pathways of steroidogenesis.

19 Mar 2025

Insilico Medicine's AI-driven drug Rentosertib receives official generic name

Insilico Medicine("Insilico"), a clinical stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven biotechnology company, recently announced that its breakthrough drug candidate for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) – Rentosertib (formerly known as ISM001-055) – has been granted an official generic name by the United States Adopted Names (USAN) Council.

7 Mar 2025

Vaping while pregnant isn't harmless—study uncovers risks to newborn lung health

Researchers found that e-cigarette exposure during pregnancy can disrupt fetal lung development, increase oxidative stress, and heighten the risk of respiratory diseases in newborns.

27 Feb 2025

Women experience higher waiting-list mortality in lung transplantation

Research highlights gender-based disparities in lung transplantation, showing women face longer wait times yet achieve better post-transplant survival outcomes.

13 Jan 2025

Abnormal BMI in children linked to impaired lung function

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, researchers from Karolinska Institutet report.

28 Oct 2024

Eliminating race adjustment in lung function tests may alter diagnosis and disability eligibility

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, according to new research led by scientists at Harvard Medical School.

20 May 2024

Women reap greater health benefits from exercise than men

Women who exercise regularly have a significantly lower risk of an early death or fatal cardiovascular event than men who exercise regularly, even when women put in less effort, according to a National Institutes of Health-supported study.

19 Feb 2024