After being rushed to the emergency room, doctors discovered a build-up of scar tissue in her lungs that was blocking airflow. She was diagnosed with bronchiolitis obliterans, the medical term for ...

As this scar tissue builds up, it can block the small airways in the lungs, disrupting the normal flow of air and makes it harder to breathe. This obstruction can lead to progressive respiratory ...

“It also prevents excessive scar tissue from forming, which is especially helpful for those prone to keloids or hypertrophic scars.” Like silicone zit stickers, scar tape adds a protective ...

“The bottom line is he’s the best player in the world, so if he can keep saying that to himself… but he’s obviously got so much scar tissue. “We have such a crazy, fragile game.

This deadly duo triggers the buildup of glycogen, stored sugar, in lung tissue, creating what researchers call a “giant lollipop for cancer’s sweet tooth.” Research published in Nature ...

causing a hypertrophic scar. Hypertrophic scars begin forming between one week and a month after a skin injury and look like raised, thickened areas of skin. They may be pink or red and feel itchy or ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Bridgette Ann Greer celebrated 18 years of her successful double lung transplant in March 2024.

Credit: Lana Leon/Shutterstock. Tribune Therapeutics has secured €37m ($39.9m) in seed and Series A funding to propel its therapy portfolio aimed at the central drivers of scar tissue formation. The ...

Researchers reveal critical mechanism behind idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Rutgers Health researchers have discovered that networks of misplaced immune cells drive an aggressive lung disease ...

SAN ANTONIO — If you aren't a smoker, you may think you are out of the woods when it comes to lung cancer. Not only can non-smokers get it, but a new study says the number of non-smokers getting ...