New research has identified the mechanism by which air pollution damages the lungs’ self-cleaning system, leaving us vulnerable to infection. In doing so, it has also identified a way to reverse that ...

Air pollution is the second leading risk factor for death globally, with most of the world population subject to harmful air pollutant levels. However, the mechanisms behind air pollution affecting ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Defective mucociliary transport contributes to infections and inflammation that destroy cystic fibrosis (CF) lungs. To better understand ...

Phlegm is a form of respiratory mucus produced by the lungs. The airways between the larynx and the respiratory bronchioles are lined by columnar epithelium over which an airway surface liquid (ASL) ...