JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) Cancer Center and Research Institute received a QUILS (Quality Implementation of Lung Cancer Screening) grant. The ...

An international study found that air pollution leads to more cancer-related genetic changes than secondhand smoke.

University of Mississippi researchers have linked exposure to high levels of black carbon in the air to an increase in ...

Exposure to air pollution, other contaminants and traditional herbal medicines may be contributing to the development of lung ...

Lung macrophages play a pivotal role in diseases like idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Two types of macrophages—the white blood ...

The UCLA advance opens the door to growing other vascularized organ models, including intestines and colons, providing ...

Arrangements were announced for long-time University of Southern Mississippi women's basketball coach Joye Lee-McNelis.

In our lab we focus on lung injury and regeneration and the healing processes that go wrong in pulmonary fibrosis.” The lungs are very resilient. During a person’s life, the lungs can heal after ...