Being overweight or too skinny in childhood may adversely affect people's lung function as adults, new research shows. Previous studies have had mixed results when looking at a correlation between ...

Tracking longitudinal measurements of growth and decline in lung function in patients with persistent childhood asthma may reveal links between asthma and subsequent chronic airflow obstruction. Of ...

Measuring lung function earlier in life would help identify people at risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and allow for more timely interventions, according to a new study ...

A new study has found that a high waist circumference is strongly associated with decreased lung function -- independent of smoking history, sex, body mass index and other complicating factors.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . It is important to consider interstitial lung disease subtypes when applying progressive fibrosing ILD criteria, ...

An abnormal BMI in children -- be it high or low -- can now be associated with impaired lung function, but if their BMI is normalized before they reach adulthood, the impairment can be offset, ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. In a new study, researchers found that obesity interacts ...

The study is one of the first to analyze the negative impact of particulate matter and the use of biomass fuel on lung function for young adults in lower–middle income countries. There is a negative ...

Previous research has shown the health effects of obesity, including the decline in lung function. New research highlights obesity is a risk factor for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

One of the world’s largest studies on the impact of cholesterol-lowering medication has highlighted an issue with a new class of drugs that could impair lung function in some patients. Image Credit: ...