David Lynch, the 78-year-old visionary director of Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet, has died. Lynch's family announced his death in a Jan. 16 post on social media, writing there's "a big hole in the world ...

The final session of the symposium, "Impact on Chest Wall and Respiratory Muscles," was presented by Professor Peter T. Macklem, of the Meakins-Christie Labs at McGill University Health Center in ...

David Lynch is determined to keep working despite his ongoing health issues. In a new interview, the 78-year-old “Twin Peaks” director said he was diagnosed with emphysema, which has greatly impacted ...

Environmental factors like smoking or chemical exposure are usually the culprit in lung disorders like COPD or emphysema. However, some of those cases are actually driven by genetics. We inherit our ...

Emphysema detected with lung-density analysis software during low-dose CT lung cancer screening can be highly predictive of lung cancer risk, new research shows. "Almost everyone has an incidental ...

MUNCIE, Ind. – What is emphysema? In simple terms, emphysema is a condition that results in breathlessness and can make it difficult to breathe. It occurs when the air sacs in the lungs, or the ...