Mucus is important for maintaining healthy lungs. Inhaled particles, including bacteria and viruses, get trapped in mucus and then cilia -- tiny hair like projections on the surface of the airway ...

New research out of the University of Iowa is reshaping what it means to live with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that ...

Aug. 10 (UPI) --Exposure to common air and water pollutants can disrupt the structure and function of the mucosal system, according to a new study, the body's natural lubricant and first line of ...

A new multi-site study led by researchers at CU Anschutz shows that people with cystic fibrosis (CF) who start the ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, most often caused by cigarette smoking or long-term exposure to air pollutants. While there is ...

A recent study has found that dupilumab significantly decreased the mucus plug score and improved lung function in patients ...

The image shows the mucus layer (blue band) that protects the intestinal wall (pink) against bacteria and other things (dark blue at the top of the picture). The blue cells in the intestinal wall are ...

All animals, minus sponges, have evolved the ability to produce mucus. Snail mucus is used in skin care, and some research suggests it has some antimicrobial properties. In a recent study, scientists ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) alters the structure of mucus produced in airway passages. In pigs affected by CF, mucus strands (made of MUC5B protein) are more tangled than normal, and the sheets of mucus ...

Mucus is important for maintaining healthy lungs. Inhaled particles, including bacteria and viruses, get trapped in mucus and then cilia -- tiny hair like projections on the surface of the airway ...