Increased triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index values are strongly associated with decreased lung function in healthy individuals.

Individuals exposed to paternal passive smoke pre-puberty have risk for pre-COPD impaired lung function trajectories during the first 6 decades of life.

Background Spirometry testing in respiratory disease research, diagnosis, and management relies on reference equations. The Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) reference equations are based on data ...

The condition of our lungs can reveal a great deal about our wider health. Luckily you can also get them into better shape.

New research suggests that expectations are associated with asthma outcomes. People who thought more negatively about their condition reported worse symptoms, adding to growing evidence about the mind ...

Those who participated in physical activity for up to 500 metabolic equivalent-minutes per week had a 10% lower risk for RSP vs those with no physical activity. Physical activity (PA) levels have a ...

A RECENT study suggested that deep learning–derived respiratory metrics obtained from chest CT scans may provide valuable prognostic information for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), ...

Race-neutral equations for assessing lung function appeared to catch more true-abnormal findings for Black patients than did previously standard race-adjusted spirometry equations, a study showed.

The following is a summary of “Effect of a post-bronchodilator FEV 1 /FVC < 0.7 on COPD diagnosis and treatment: a regression discontinuity design,” published in the April 2025 issue of Respiratory ...