Many long-term smokers believe quitting after decades will not make much difference. Doctors say the body begins healing sooner than most people think.

Smoking can also increase the risk of complications after surgery, such as infection and failure of surgical hardware.

Healthcare professionals note that the best way to prevent lung damage due to cigarette smoke is quitting smoking and early detection of these symptoms. Check out early warning signs: ...

Restoring the gut microbiota through fecal microbiota transplantation reversed these effects. The treatment replenished CX3CR1-positive NK cells, reduced lung damage, and improved survival. Targeted ...

Actor Arshad Warsi revealed he quit smoking in just one week after 35 years using a mobile app that helped “rewire” his subconscious mind. The technique shifted his mental association with cigarettes, ...

But new research shows the lungs don’t follow that rule. A study in Nature Communications reveals that certain lung cells are ...

Findings from a study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer ...

Findings from a study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute support the potential of ...

Muscle loss increases fall risk and frailty with age. The good news? Just one weekly strength session can help maintain independence.

Medication nonadherence among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a result of affordability and lack of knowledge about ...

Medication nonadherence among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a result of affordability and lack of knowledge about medications, among other factors, and leads to increased ...

At Indiana Donor Network, functionality of donated lungs initially rejected for transplantation was improved, resulting ...