Cilia, tiny hair-like structures in the airways ... impairs the body’s ability to fight respiratory infections and recover from lung damage. These natural changes put older adults at a higher ...

including the mucus layer and hair-like cilia, which move mucus along. This allows tiny smoke particles to get into the deepest parts of your lungs and then penetrate your bloodstream. Once there ...

The simulation explains the chemicals have a 'paralytic effect' on the lungs and the cilia, which takes weeks to recover from. Once the cilia is damaged, medics say the body could be susceptible to ...

“It helps to protect the lungs from unwanted inhaled particles, bacteria, viruses and toxins.” This defence mechanism also consists of tiny, hair-like structures called cilia in the airways ... or ...

A discovery at Duke-NUS Medical School offers new hope in the battle against pulmonary fibrosis, a debilitating lung ...

A component found in all fungi may provide a shield against flu-related lung damage, according to a new study.

I’ve been an off and on smoker since I first pinched one of my dad’s cigarettes when I was 12 years old – I’ve been dabbling ...

A better understanding of inflammation and lung immunity over the past two decades has led to new, innovative treatments for ...

A discovery offers new hope in the battle against pulmonary fibrosis, a debilitating lung condition that progressively makes it harder for patients to breathe. Scientists have pinpointed proteins in ...