Cells lining the airways are squeezed to destruction during an attack, their research shows. And drugs to prevent this, rather than manage its aftermath, might break the cycle of harm, the Kings ...

However, Lucas says you should avoid walking or hiking in cold climates, since the chilly air can cause a rapid loss of heat and water from the airway lining. This narrows the airway, making it ...

He added: "There is a population of cells that, kind of, magically replenish the lining of the airways. "One of the remarkable things was patients who had quit, even after 40 years of smoking ...

Expert Rev Resp Med. 2013;7(6):673-685. Airflow increases as it passes through a vessel of decreasing diameter. The total cross-sectional area of the airways decreases from the peripheries toward ...