Inflammation is a biological response to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells or irradiation. It is a protective attempt by the organism to remove injurious stimuli and to initiate ...

Conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and other chronic breathing disorders can severely impact one’s quality of life. Often, individuals are left searching ...

Potential benefits of nicotinamide riboside in COPD include lower lung inflammation and elevated nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide levels. Future studies on this topic should include more patients ...

Earlier this month, we watched the unfolding of what was described as America’s ‘Sputnik moment.’ Where US tech giants were caught with their pants down… Suddenly exposed by China’s potentially ...

Share on Pinterest GLP-1 and SGLT-2 drugs may be the best treatments for people with type 2 diabetes and COPD. Image credit: Visual Vic/Getty Images. Researchers estimate the number of people ...

A CDC report shows people living in rural areas experience greater COPD risk, hospitalizations, and mortality. Factors like high rates of smoking, limited access to COPD care, and rural industries ...

Shi et al. examined serum GDF15 in patients with acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD). Serum GDF15 levels in patients with malnutrition and AECOPD were higher than those in patients without ...

Gluten may cause inflammation in people who are sensitive to it. This can lead to gastrointestinal symptoms like stomach pain, bloating, and vomiting. In people with celiac disease, it can also lead ...

This study demonstrates that CAT can provide a reliable measure of exacerbation severity in COPD patients. The authors showed that at exacerbation the CAT scores significantly increased from ...