Asthma: the risk can be identified in the first year of life
Swiss researchers say children's risk of developing asthma later in life can be predicted by observing how their lungs adapt ...
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This Sign on Your Face May Be a Symptom of Lung Cancer
Lung cancer can cause facial drooping. THE ESSENTIAL Lung cancer is a disease of the cells of the bronchi or, ...
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Bronchial hygiene: simple actions to protect your lungs every day
The health of our lungs is essential to our overall well-being. Adopting simple bronchial hygiene habits can prevent many respiratory ...
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Air pollution, a silent scourge that threatens the respiratory health of our children
New studies are showing a growing link between air pollution and increased asthma among children. Fine particles, nitrogen oxides and ...
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COPD: this lung disease will explode by 2050
The global prevalence of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) will explode by 2050. THE ESSENTIAL The global prevalence of COPD ...
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Covid: 1 in 4 patients still have damaged lungs one year later
A quarter of covid patients still have impaired lung function one year after infection, according to a new study. THE ...
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Lung cancer: a vaccine that increases life expectancy in patients
© ShutterstockGood news: a Nantes biotechnology company (OSE Immunotherapeutics) presented on September 11, the positive results of its therapeutic vaccine ...
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Artificial intelligence can determine your age by looking at your lungs
By analyzing x-rays of your lungs, artificial intelligence would be able to determine your age. THE ESSENTIAL Researchers have developed ...
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Can mold in a home be fatal?
Mold in the home of a 27-year-old Briton could be the cause of his death because the young man was ...
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Lung cancer: why do many smokers never develop the disease?
© ShutterstockIn France, there are approximately 13 million smokers for 46,363 cases of lung cancer (registered in 2018). If the ...
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Covid-19: the virus affects lung growth in utero
© Shutterstock / New AfricaTo verify the possible impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the lung health of children exposed to the ...
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A man rips his lung out while… masturbating
© ShutterstockStill too often taboo, masturbation is nevertheless excellent for your health: many scientific studies have shown that this 100% ...
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Why has lung cancer increased by nearly 20% in women over the past 20 years?
© ShutterstockWe recently heard of "global pandemic" to evoke the rise of lung cancer in women. It must be said ...
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Major breakthrough against lung cancer: treatment reduces risk of recurrence and death by 40%
© Shutterstock"This is a major innovation, with known drugs, already used by oncologists, enthuses Professor Nicolas Girard, oncologist and pulmonologist ...
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Cystic fibrosis: the benefits of triple therapy
The combination of three drugs helps reduce inflammation of the lungs in people with cystic fibrosis. THE ESSENTIAL A combination ...
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A new “decoy”, a lethal weapon against coronaviruses?
A new study reveals that an experimental 'decoy', which prevents the Covid-19 virus from invading the lungs, provided long-term protection ...
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Smoking cannabis increases the risk of lung cancer by 6%
© Shutterstock / guruXOXConsuming cannabis drastically brings the age of diagnosis closer to lung cancer : 53 years is the ...
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Here’s how pollution impacts the onset of lung cancer, even in non-smokers
© ShutterstockThere fine particle pollution acts as a "hidden killer", favoring the appearance of lung cancer even in non-smokers. In ...
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Fiber-rich foods against lung disease
© ThinkstockTHE fibers were already known for their ability to reduce the risk of cardiovascular illnessescerebrovascular accidents (stroke), kidney stones, ...
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Soon a machine to detect lung cancer in the breath?
© ShutterstockLung cancer (also called "bronchial cancer" or "bronchopulmonary cancer") is not uncommon: it is the second most common cancer ...
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Lung cancer: symptoms, causes, survival rate
© ShutterstockGood news, two-year mortality has decreased in Francegoing from 79% in 2000 to 74% in 2010, then to 52% ...
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Covid-19: what if a simple spray could be enough to protect against it?
Scientists have created a nasal spray to prevent the Covid-19 virus from entering the lungs. THE ESSENTIAL As of January ...
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Lung tumour: a non-surgical ablation technique used in France
This is a first in France: researchers have removed a lung tumor using a new non-surgical technique, at the Institut ...
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Alzheimer’s disease protects against lung cancer
© ThinstockPatients with Alzheimer's disease have a higher risk of developing a glioblastoma (a particularly aggressive brain tumour) and a ...
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A promising new treatment for mesothelioma
A transarterial chemoperfusion treatment shows very promising and effective results in treating mesothelioma, a devastating cancer of the pleura, the ...
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Experts urge stricter regulations on e-cigarette use
Experiments conducted in humans and mice describe a mechanism that shows how and why the use of e-cigarettes could damage ...
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Lung cancer: two distinct pulmonary routes of spread
According to a new study, pulmonary adenocarcinoma, the most frequent form of lung cancer, would spread in the human body ...
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Cancer: a new drug targets several types of tumors
Research has identified an enzyme involved in the construction of cancer cell membranes and which promotes tumor growth. Its action ...
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She ends up with a collapsed lung after an acupuncture session
A 79-year-old woman suffered from a collapsed lung due to improper handling during an acupuncture session.The diagnosis was more than ...
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Microplastic particles discovered in human lungs
British researchers have just demonstrated, for the first time, the presence of microplastics in the lungs of living people. THE ...
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