Respiratory Tract Diseases: News and Research on Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

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New study investigates the role of mucus plugs in COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects approximately 29 million people in the U.S. and is the fourth leading cause of death. Mucus plugging (mucus that accumulates in the lungs and reduces airflow) and chronic ...

Common inhalers carry heavy climate cost, study finds

The inhalers people depend on to breathe are also warming the planet, producing annual emissions equivalent to more than half a million cars in the United States alone, researchers said Monday in a major new study.

Potential new therapeutic target for asthma discovered

A new way to treat asthma symptoms and even repair previously irreversible lung damage could be on the horizon following the discovery of a potential new therapeutic target by scientists at the Universities of Aberdeen and ...

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