Science news articles about 'thick mucus'

... the lungs in people with asthma, cystic fibrosis and other respiratory ailments clog with thick mucus. Identifying the genetic circuits that cause mucous hyper-production gives researchers potential ...

... drug in the first days of life, no thick mucus forms in the lungs and airway inflammation ... membranes in the lungs, intestines, and other organs. Thick, sticky mucus forms clumps that cannot be easily ...

... wraps inside the cell nucleus. DNase, an enzyme that breaks long strands of DNA, is already used to help thin the thick mucus that plagues cystic fibrosis patients. Dr. Nick ...

... hunt, instead stealing nutrients from neighbouring bacteria. Scientists found that in a viscous environment, similar to thick mucus, the co-operating type of bacteria is most common. However, in a ...