COPD Research

09 Jan A New Hope for COPD?

Posted at 14:44h in Better Breathing, COPD Research, Other Lung Therapies 2 Comments

In 2007, the National Institute of Health’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute funded a research study called The COPD...

19 Dec Annual Report and Request for Your Support

Posted at 07:32h in COPD Research 0 Comments

We send our best wishes for the holiday season. We hope your year has been happy and healthy. This is...

01 Nov Breathe Better: Support PERF’s November 2019 COPD Screening Drive

Posted at 08:54h in Better Breathing, COPD Research 0 Comments

At the Pulmonary Education and Research Foundation (PERF), we are deeply committed to enabling research, education and other support for...

24 Sep Latest Research on COPD and Exercise Tolerance

Posted at 10:52h in Better Breathing, COPD Research, Exercise & Pulm Rehab, Heart & Metabolic Heath 2 Comments

In research presented at the American Thoracic Society annual conference in Dallas in May 2019, the Pulmonary Education and Research...

25 Jul The Rise of COPD in Rural America

Posted at 05:48h in COPD Research 5 Comments

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a progressive disease of the lungs that causes shortness of breath. This debilitating...

The Pulmonary Education and Research Foundation (PERF) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that was formed from a passion to improve the outlook for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), through research into pulmonary rehabilitation and other patient-centered therapies. Over time, this purpose has adapted to include other diseases where shortness-of-breath and exercise intolerance are hallmark symptoms.

PERF publishes a free blog, and responds to reader’s questions and concerns, for those who experience breathing difficulties or exercise limitations.

For more information visit us on the web at https://perf2ndwind.org/.