Almost two and a half thousand potentially life-saving tests have been carried out at Hull’s new Community Diagnostic Centre ...

A ‘SUPER VACCINE’ could stop three types of cancer in their tracks – shrinking tumours and preventing spread. US researchers ...

Doing targeted COPD case finding as part of NHS lung cancer checks could save £33m over the next decade, research has shown.

Background The diagnosis of interstitial lung disease (ILD) can pose a challenge as the pulmonary function test (PFT) is only minimally affected at the onset. To improve early diagnosis, this study ...

IT’S the most common cancer affecting women – and strikes men too. Breast cancer kills 11,500 people each year in the UK. But ...

In December last year, John Pengelly’s story made local and national news. The former army captain, of Bradford, was an ...

Researchers at the University of Oxford are developing a new breathing test that could detect asthma and COPD earlier and more accurately.

Eating fruit may reduce the effects of air pollution on lung function, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The study was ...

Research reveals that a high-fruit diet may protect women's lung function from air pollution, according to Pimpika Kaewsri, MSc. Can the effects of air pollution on lung function be modified?

Eating fruit may reduce the effects of air pollution on lung function, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The study was ...

Significant respiratory improvements were seen as early as week 4 with dexpramipexole 150mg taken twice daily. Topline data were announced from a phase 3 trial evaluating dexpramipexole as an add-on ...