Aging lungs may be sabotaging themselves—fueling runaway inflammation that turns mild infections into life-threatening illness.

Older adults are much more likely to become seriously ill from flu or COVID because aging lung cells can drive excessive ...

Older adults are much more likely to become seriously ill from flu or COVID because aging lung cells can drive excessive immune responses, according to a new study led by researchers at UC San ...

Researchers have discovered that aging may fundamentally reshape how lung cancer spreads. A stress-response protein called ...

There are many serious health conditions and diseases that are associated with aging, like pneumonia, as well as lung cancer and COPD ... | Cell And Molecular Biology ...

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have identified a protein linked to an increased risk of metastasis and recurrence in lung cancer. The findings are presented in a study published in the ...

A Brazilian study involving nearly 900 participants under the age of 40 reinforces the idea that premature lung aging is linked not only to smoking but also to factors such as obesity and systemic ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new study found that air pollution can cause lung cancer in people who have never smoked, and can damage the organ in multiple other ways. The new study, published in Nature, ...

AMSTERDAM — Aging is a significant public health issue that also profoundly affects the lungs. Research presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2025 suggests that ...

The passage of time may be linear, but the course of human aging is not. Rather than a gradual transition, your life staggers ...

Lung diseases like emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis are common among people with malfunctioning telomeres, the “caps” or ends of chromosomes. Now, researchers from Johns Hopkins say they have ...