/channels/taxonomy/term/17385/all en /channels/channels/news/why-do-some-non-smokers-get-copd-while-many-heavy-smokers-dont-322660 <p>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 <i>The Journal of the American Medical Association </i>suggests that a developmental mismatch between airway and lung size—a condition called dysanapsis—could answer why.</p> Tue, 09 Jun 2020 15:53:52 +0000 webfull 161238 at /channels /channels/channels/news/unusual-lung-structures-may-raise-risk-pulmonary-disease-284407 <p><span>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 Æ»¹ûÒùÔº and the </span><a href="http://newsroom.cumc.columbia.edu/blog/2018/01/20/one-in-four-have-unusual-lungs-and-that-may-raise-lung-disease-risk/">Columbia University Irving Medical Center</a><span> has found.</span></p> Tue, 06 Feb 2018 12:57:09 +0000 webfull 134801 at /channels