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• Origins of COPD may lie in how some children’s lungs develop, but only when they are exposed to polluted air6 September 2026
  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a serious, incurable lung disease that is common in older people. However, researchers are learning that the origins of the disease may lie decades earlier in how children’s lungs grow… Read more: Origins of COPD may lie in how some children’s lungs develop, but only when they are exposed to polluted air
• Patients diagnosed with lung cancer found to have more microplastic in their lungs4 September 2026
  People with lung cancer are more likely to have microplastics in their lungs and to have larger quantities of microplastics in their lungs, according to research that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS)… Read more: Patients diagnosed with lung cancer found to have more microplastic in their lungs
• Thymus radiation is linked to worse outcomes in patients with non-small cell lung cancer26 August 2026
  Until recently, the thymus was thought to be of little use beyond puberty, but new research has shown that radiation to the organ is associated with worse outcomes in patients being treated for non-small cell lung… Read more: Thymus radiation is linked to worse outcomes in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
• Vanillin flavouring in e-cigarettes disrupts human embryonic stem cell development13 August 2026
  Vanillin, a common flavouring chemical in e-cigarettes, may disrupt the normal development of embryos in pregnant women who vape, according to a study published in Human Reproduction, one of the world’s leading reproductive medicine journals. [1]… Read more: Vanillin flavouring in e-cigarettes disrupts human embryonic stem cell development