Till now, bronchoscopy involving application of general anesthesia and collecting lung tissue samples was used by physicians ...

Pulmonary function tests are important for diagnosing and managing respiratory conditions that affect your lungs and/or airways, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

A noninvasive approach could help clinicians prescribe medications more precisely for patients according to endotype.

A new quick-and-easy nasal swab test for kids can diagnose the specific immune system drivers behind their asthma, ...

Scientists at Newcastle University have developed a new lung scanning method that reveals the real-time effects on lung ...

Dec. 25, 2024 — A new method of scanning lungs is able to show in real time how air moves in and out of the lungs as people take a breath in patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Our scans show where there is patchy ventilation in patients with lung disease, and show us which parts of the lung improve ...

A new method of scanning lungs is able to show in real time how air moves in and out of the lungs as people take a breath in patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and ...

Researchers have developed a simple nasal swab test to diagnose asthma subtypes in children, paving the way for better therapies for under-studied asthma types.

You might need to have your vital capacity measured again in a few months, especially if you have started on a new medication or received an intervention to help improve your pulmonary function.