Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a group of lung diseases with no cure. CNN wellness expert Dr. Leana Wen ...

Researchers may have found a new target in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms that could potentially save more lives. The study focused on mucus plugs, which clog airways in the ...

A new study published in the journal of Nature Scientific Reports showed that airway mucus plugs on chest computed tomography indicate an increased risk of lung cancer in people with ...

Many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience airway-clogging mucus plugs, an accumulation of mucus in the lungs that can affect quality of life and lung functioning ...

A retrospective analysis of patient data from the COPDGene study suggests that targeting mucus plugs could help prevent deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - the fourth leading cause ...

Nanoparticles wiggling through mucus may predict severe COPD Researchers observe that nanoparticles' ability to move through mucus samples correlates with severity of COPD Date: September 30, 2019 ...

UNC School of Medicine lab of Mehmet Kesimer has further illuminated the molecular intricacies of mucus and its role in pulmonary diseases, laying more groundwork for better therapies for chronic ...

WASHINGTON — All-cause mortality rates in patients with COPD rose when they had mucus plugs blocking medium- to large-sized airways, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic ...

People with COPD who had persistent airway-clogging mucus plugs over a five-year period had a faster decline in lung function than those who didn't have the plugs.

For people with conditions such as cystic fibrosis and COPD, mucus can get too thick and sticky; coughing alone can't clear it. Infections develop, leading to severe chronic disease and early ...

MucoLife Therapeutics, an alumnus of the Health Wildcatters accelerator, develops patented, innovative mucus-dissolving therapies specifically targeting pulmonary mucus obstruction. In response to ...

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