The absence of a single immune cell receptor has been linked to both fewer defenses against mycobacterial infections, such as TB, and damaging buildup of sticky residue in the lungs. The macrophage is ...

A 40-year-old Hispanic man from Massachusetts is the state's first confirmed case of silicosis from working with engineered stone countertops. He spent 14 years cutting, polishing, and installing ...

Pulmonologists and cardiologists working in heavily polluted cities such as Delhi said the effects are visible in daily ...

Massachusetts has reported its first case of silicosis, a fatal and incurable lung disease spread from dust produced when ...

A popular material for kitchen countertops has been linked to a life-threatening lung disease, silicosis. Health officials in ...

Also known as coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, black lung disease (or miner’s lung) is typically the result of inhaling coal dust for many years that causes scarring in the lungs and makes breathing ...

Health officials warn of a preventable but potentially fatal lung disease linked to quartz countertops. Massachusetts ...

Having low lung function as a middle-aged smoker without airway obstruction raised the likelihood for all-cause mortality, ...