For patients struggling to breathe because of acute respiratory failure, clearing mucus from the airways is a routine part of ...

The eyes are a key point of infection for the novel coronavirus, a team of Hong Kong researchers said this week, detailing how the disease has higher rates of transmissibility through the eyes and ...

An international research team has discovered a new cell state in embryonic airway development that has been overlooked until now. It could pave the way for new approaches to treating chronic ...

For gene therapy to work well, therapeutic molecules need to be efficiently delivered to the correct locations in the body—a job commonly given to adeno-associated viruses (AAV). "We noticed that ...

Three main methods of noninvasive support are used in the acute care setting: a high flow of gas delivered through a large-bore nonocclusive nasal cannula (i.e., high-flow nasal cannula), continuous ...

India-based ABM Respiratory Care (ABMRC), a medical technology company involved in airway clearance and ventilation, announced the close of its Series B financing round, raising $14.8 million, $2.8 ...

Infection with respiratory syncytial virus during infancy results in metabolic reprogramming of epithelial cells lining the airway, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the journal ...

These procedures are unpleasant for the patient and have associated complications, for example, damage to the tracheal epithelium. They should therefore be used only when all other efforts to clear ...