Pulmonary function tests are a group of noninvasive breathing tests that measure how much air your lungs can hold, how quickly you can move air in and out and how efficiently your lungs transfer ...

A study has shown how lung capacity evolves from childhood to old age. Until now, it was thought that lung function increased until it peaked at around 20-25 years of age, after which it stabilized.

Restrictive Lung Disease: Causes, Diagnosis, and Recovery Explained: By Ankita Marik Have you ever fell short of breath? Like, the kind of breathlessness that feels deeper than fatigue, like your ...

Here's another good reason to help your child reach and maintain a healthy weight: A new study warns that kids who are either too skinny or too fat are at risk for impaired lung function. However, if ...

"Small lung syndrome" is proposed to address persistent low lung volume linked with comorbidities, requiring a new ICD code for accurate diagnosis. Early intervention in lung function trajectories can ...

Also known as coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, black lung disease (or miner’s lung) is typically the result of inhaling coal dust for many years that causes scarring in the lungs and makes breathing ...

Research based on eight cohorts from Europe and Australia, provides new guidelines for assessing and monitoring lung health throughout life Until now, it was thought that lung function increased until ...