Director David Lynch's family announced his death via social media. (Photo by Prima Barol/Anadolu via Getty Images) Although no cause of death or further details were given, the news comes months ...

Director David Lynch is sharing his emphysema diagnosis with fans. (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images) “I’m homebound whether I like it or not,” he said. Lynch, who has not directed a feature ...

Emphysema is a chronic lung condition characterised by the destruction of alveolar walls. This pathophysiology involves damage that impairs the lungs' ability to recoil: decreasing airflow and causing ...

The final session of the symposium, "Impact on Chest Wall and Respiratory Muscles," was presented by Professor Peter T. Macklem, of the Meakins-Christie Labs at McGill University Health Center in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More adults with low vs. high A Priori Diet Quality Scores had emphysema. One researcher said diet can play a ...

With emphysema, you can have symptoms like shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, and chest tightness. Your symptoms can worsen after exposure to lung irritants, such as tobacco from smoking.

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Emphysema detected with lung-density analysis software during low-dose CT lung cancer screening can be highly predictive of lung cancer risk, new research shows. "Almost everyone has an incidental ...

Emphysematous changes refer to changes that may occur in the lungs as emphysema progresses and are visible on a CT scan. This may include changes in location or the type of damage in the lungs due to ...