Why do some non-smokers get COPD while many heavy smokers don’t?

webfull — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 15:53:52 +0000

Smoking is the best-known risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a debilitating lung condition that can severely limit a person’s day-to-day activities. But curiously, only a minority of lifelong smokers develops the disease, while non-smokers represent more than 25% of all COPD cases. A new study published today in The Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that a developmental mismatch between airway and lung size—a condition called dysanapsis—could answer why.

Published: 9 June 2020

Unusual lung structures may raise risk of pulmonary disease

webfull — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 12:57:09 +0000

The internal anatomy of our lungs is surprisingly variable, and some of those variations are associated with a greater risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study led by researchers at �㽶��Ƶ and the Columbia University Irving Medical Center has found.

Published: 6 February 2018

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Why do some non-smokers get COPD while many heavy smokers don’t?

Unusual lung structures may raise risk of pulmonary disease