Endometriosis is an ongoing inflammatory condition. It happens when the same type of cells that make up the lining of your uterus (the endometrium) grow outside the uterus and attach to other parts of your body. This can create scar tissue, which may cause your organs to stick together. Th...
Some tumors in the lung are metastatic from cancers elsewhere in the body. The lungs are a common site for metastasis. If this is the case, the cancer is not considered to be lung cancer. For example, if prostate cancerspreads via the bloodstream to the lungs, it is metastatic prostate c...
greasy and bulky stools, chronic breathing problems, and poor growth. Because the genetic disease interferes with the flow of water and salt in out and out of cells, it causes thickening of mucus that not only clogs the lungs but prevents the pancreas, intestines, liver, and heart ...
The characteristic symptoms ofasthma—wheezing, cough, chest tightness, and shortness of breath—are caused by the sudden tightening of thebronchi(airways) and the production of too much mucus in the lungs. Besides these symptoms, asthma can cause significant changes in the lungs over the short ...
Pliant Therapeutics’ contender is bexotegrast, a small molecule inhibitor of TGF-beta. This signaling protein contributes to IPF by sparking high levels of collagen, which in turn leads to a progressive loss of elasticity and function in the lungs. During the recent European Respirat...
While the number of COVID infections is lower overall during the warmer months, multiple infection peaks occur during every season of the year. New national advice on isolation after testing positive is perhaps the biggest sign that we’ve reached an uneasy truce with COVID. In February, the ...
ILD is a broad term to describe conditions that cause progressive scarring (fibrosis) of the lungs. This hampers lung functioning that worsens with time. ILD occurs due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors, such as hazardous chemicals, cigarette smoke, and asbestos. When this oc...
Interstitial lung disease (a large group of disorders, most of which cause progressive scarring of lung tissue) Tuberculosis Sarcoidosis (a multiorgan disease characterized by the formation of inflammatory cells known as lumps most commonly in the lungs, skin and lymph nodes) Chest pain: A new ...
As time goes on, they could rub against each other or move out of place. The cells that cause inflammation also make substances that damage your bones. The inflammation in RA can spread and affect organs and systems throughout your body, from your eyes to your heart, lungs, kidneys, ...
Liver cancer spreads most often to the lymph nodes, lungs and bones. The stages of liver cancer are10: Stage 1The single primary tumour has not grown into any blood vessels or spread to nearby lymph nodes nor distant sites. Stage 2A single primary tumour has grown into blood vessels...