A study conducted at the University of São Paulo’s Medical School (FM-USP) in Brazil, with results reported in an article published in the journal Immunity & Ageing, shows that chronic obstructive ...

A new study has found that TLR7, a protein that normally triggers our immune system to defend against certain viruses, plays a pivotal role in exacerbating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or ...

A new study shows how periodontitis, an oral disease, activates immune cells associated with aggravated progression of COPD. Severe gum disease has been linked to the progression of chronic ...

We currently know that COPD, and specifically emphysema, don’t just happen alongside lung cancer; they increase a person’s ...

A periodontal disease pathogen promotes the activation of immune system cells that can exacerbate the progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study recently ...

Cigarette smoking is prevalent worldwide and causes numerous diseases, yet our understanding of how cigarette smoke (CS) causes serious respiratory illnesses is incomplete, and has held back the ...