Children with uncontrolled, moderate-to-severe asthma had better long-term lung function when they were treated with dupilumab (Dupixent), a randomized study showed. "These findings indicate that ...

Children treated with dupilumab showed improved lung function compared with placebo group, according to one study. Children with asthma treated with dupilumab showed significantly improved lung ...

Mothers who smoked cigarettes during pregnancy, but also took vitamin C supplements, had children with improved airway function and lower risk of wheeze later on, according to a follow-up study of a ...

Background Preterm birth is associated with lifelong respiratory sequelae, yet our understanding of lung function ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Allergy season is known to aggravate kids' asthma attacks, but other types of fine particle pollution in the air throughout the year also measurably affect children's lung ...

A father’s exposure to passive smoking as a child may impair the lifelong lung function of his children, putting them at risk of COPD—a risk that is heightened further if they are childhood passive ...

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.

Matt Zinter receives funding from the National Institutes of Health (K23HL146936, K12HD000850), the American Thoracic Society, the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Consortium, and the National ...

For those pursuing active lifestyles, cardiovascular fitness typically dominates the conversation. Yet the specific health and function of the lungs themselves often receive less attention, despite ...

Your body’s cells need oxygen to live. That’s why taking care of your lungs, which help transport that oxygen, is critical. As you age, changes to your bones, muscles, and lung tissue can compromise ...