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Microplastics can cause malignant changes in lung cells

Medicine & Science

A study conducted at the Translational Thoracic Oncology Laboratory has demonstrated for the first time that MNPs (microplastics and nanoplastics) can…

Horizon Programm „LifeLUNG“

Medicine & Science, People of the MedUni Vienna

Within the Horizon Program, the EU is funding the LifeLUNG project, which focuses on the genetic modification of donor lungs, with a total budget of €…

ORF2 Mayr's Magazine: Lung Cancer – Early Detection Saves Lives

Medicine & Science

As part of ORF2's Mayr’s Magazine”, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Clemens Aigner, Head of the Department of Thoracic Surgery, points out that lung cancer is often…

DerStandard: Rising rates of lung cancer in non-smokers

Medicine & Science

Lung cancer no longer affects only smokers. Recent findings show that air pollution is playing an increasingly important role in the development of…

Milestone in Lung Transplantation Medicine: Reduction of rejections and infections thanks to extracorporeal Photopheresis

Medicine & Science

The first prospective, randomized, and controlled study on the use of extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) in lung transplantation has been published by…