Monocytes are central to innate and adaptive immunity, regulating tissue homeostasis and inflammation. However, data on their ...

A 62-year-old man with a history of systemic Amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis in prior haematological remission presented ...

Airway-occluding mucus plugs (MPs)—as identified on CT scans—are frequent in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Methods We conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis in the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial (YLST) population comparing three ...

Background The prompt and precise diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is crucial for controlling this disease and ...

Introduction People diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) after death (postmortem) experience the ultimate diagnostic delay. We ...

Gestational and postnatal age define airway epithelial maturation and RSV responses during the first year of life: results of an ex-vivo/in-vitro Airway Epithelial Cell Study ...

Correspondence to Dr Andrew Tai, Dept of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Women's and Children's Hospital, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5006, Australia; andrew.tai{at ...

1 NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care for North West London, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK 2 NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit of ...

Background Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are characterised by increased dyspnoea, reduced quality of life and muscle weakness. Re-exacerbation and hospital admission ...

Correspondence to Dr Linda Denehy, School of Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; l.denehy{at}unimelb.edu.au Background Lung cancer is associated with poor ...

Background Suboptimal adherence to inhaled steroids is common in children with asthma and is associated with poor disease control, reduced quality of life and even death. Previous studies using ...