Atelectasis (pronounced at-uh-LEK-tuh-sis) is a term for the partial or complete collapse of the small airways in the lungs. Atelectasis can be due to tumors growing in lung tissue or an airway.

From sweltering hot summer days to frigid winter nights, many people can experience exacerbations in respiratory symptoms of ...

Air dryness is as critical to air quality as air dirtiness, explained David Edwards, adjunct professor of medicine at the ...

Post-obstructive pneumonia is an infection in the lung caused by a blockage in one of the airways. The infection happens when mucus and fluids in the lung become trapped behind the blockage.

Researchers exposed healthy mice and mice with preexisting airway dryness, which is common in chronic respiratory diseases, ...

If you have asthma, you might wonder whether it can have long-term effects on your lungs, and the answer is: yes. Over time, asthma can lead to structural changes in the tissues of your airways.

Airway inflammation (swelling) is a key effect of asthma on the lungs. Both short-term and long-term inflammation can make it harder to breathe, leading to other symptoms such as wheezing and ...

Extract: The total body plethysmograph method of DuBois et al. [7] for measurement of lung volume and airway resistance was adapted to the study of newborn infants. A Rendell-Baker mask directly ...

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) develops in the airways between the trachea and lungs. It can spread quickly to the lymph nodes and other parts of the body. Surgery is reserved only for patients with ...