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Having small airways compared to lung size may contribute to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in many non-smokers, a retrospective study has found. The finding broadens understanding of the risk factors involved in COPD, say  Columbia University Irving Medical Center researchers, whose work, “Association of Dysanapsis…

Nuvaira‘s Lung Denervation System, under clinical investigation for its use in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), has been designated a breakthrough device by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This designation is given to devices that have the potential to substantially improve the…

Following a stop due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has become the first medical center to restart the AIRFLOW-3 clinical trial, which is testing a procedure called targeted lung denervation as a potential therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). “We’re…

As air pollution levels fall in the wake of widespread lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one in six U.K. residents with lung conditions report improving symptoms. More than half report a noticeable decrease in air pollution since lockdowns began. These figures come from a British Lung Foundation…

Remestemcel-L, Mesoblast’s lead candidate stem cell therapy for inflammatory diseases, improves lung function and exercise capacity in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and a high degree of inflammation, data from a post-hoc analysis of a Phase 2 trial show. Findings were presented in an…

Smokers and people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are more likely to develop severe complications and die from COVID-19 infections than infected patients who do not smoke or have COPD, a recent meta-analysis shows. This research, however, suggests that the prevalence of COPD patients and smokers among…

People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are overweight have increased levels of the protein that the SARS-CoV-2 virus — the virus that causes COVID-19 — uses to get into cells, a new study shows. The results suggest that these individuals may be at greater risk of contracting…

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is linked to a higher risk of lung cancer in people who never smoked. In fact, their risk is equivalent to current or former smokers who do not have COPD, a research team reports. The study, “Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…

Pulmonx’s  Zephyr Endobronchial Valve significantly reduces breathlessness and improves physical activity and quality of life in people with severe emphysema, a post-hoc analysis of clinical trial data shows. The study, “Effect of Zephyr Endobronchial Valves on Dyspnea, Activity Levels and Quality of Life at One…

People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have three unusual stem cell subsets in their lungs that, together, seem to contribute to the inflammation, tissue scarring, and excessive mucus secretion that characterizes the condition, a recent study has found. The research suggests that changes in lung stem cells,…