WASHINGTON -- Dupilumab (Dupixent) reduced airway inflammation and increased lung capacity in patients with uncontrolled, moderate-to-severe asthma, while also reducing troublesome mucus plugs, a ...

Drinking warm fluids like tea can help loosen thickened mucus in the lungs. Inhaling moist air using a humidifier or steam can make it easier to cough up and remove lung mucus. Controlled coughing ...

Breathing difficulties and persistent mucus buildup can significantly impact daily life, making simple activities feel exhausting and uncomfortable. When airways become congested with thick secretions ...

Mucus is your body’s natural defence, but too much of it can make breathing feel like you’re inhaling through a wet sponge. Your lungs produce mucus every day to trap dust, germs, and irritants.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Reductions in mucus plug scores correlated with reductions in fractional exhaled nitric oxide levels. These ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers used the COPDGene cohort to develop the tool and the ECLIPSE cohort to test it. GOLD grade, BMI and ...

As a cold ends, a severe mucus cough starts. Sound familiar? Two studies now give explanations: First, crucial mechanisms of the mucus in both diseased and healthy airways; second, what happens in ...

Mucin concentrations are abnormally raised in each of the four muco-obstructive diseases — COPD, cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, and non–cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis — and these ...