Scientists have identified proteins that could signal increased lung cancer risk, as well as a drug that could reduce the ...

A new SPECT/CT imaging approach can accurately differentiate inflammation from fibrosis in interstitial lung disease (ILD) ...

Pulmonary sarcoidosis is a lung disease characterized by granulomas -- tiny clumps of immune cells that form in response to inflammation. It's the most inflammatory of the interstitial lung diseases ...

Dr. Zachary A. Sporn (Medicine): A 38-year-old woman was evaluated at this hospital because of dyspnea, chest discomfort, and nodules on chest imaging. Three years before the current admission, the ...

Glucocorticoids are the cornerstone of initial vasculitis treatment, used to rapidly control inflammation and protect vital ...

Findings show a newly created drug can prevent runaway inflammation while still allowing the immune system to handle the virus, even when given late into infection. Infection with the influenza virus ...

Over one third of patients with giant cell arteritis exhibit vascular inflammation even after receiving treatment with tocilizumab and glucocorticoids for at least 6 months, which suggests the need ...

Autoimmune vasculitis is a group of conditions that cause blood vessel inflammation. Examples include Kawasaki disease and giant cell arteritis. They develop as a result of an overreaction of your ...