Dupilumab reduces mucus plugging and improves lung function in patients with moderate-to-severe type 2 asthma.

Patients with poorly controlled asthma and mucus plugs had significantly more airflow obstruction, type 2 inflammation and severe exacerbations, according to a study published in The Journal of ...

WASHINGTON -- Patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma taking tezepelumab (Tezspire) reported significantly improved cough and phlegm production, compared with patients taking placebo, in a secondary ...

Airways with mucus plugs have thicker epithelium, basement membranes and smooth muscle than unplugged airways. These thicker features occur in patients with fatal and nonfatal asthma alike. WASHINGTON ...

Use of benralizumab led to significant improvements in CT mucus scores and asthma control over 2.5 years, as indicated by data from 29 individuals with eosinophilic asthma. "Mucus-plug formation in ...

Asthma can cause excess mucus buildup in the lungs, leading to chest congestion. It usually worsens when you have a respiratory infection or when your allergies are acting up, but you can also feel ...

An asthma attack is a sudden worsening of asthma symptoms caused by inflammation and a narrowing of the airways. This can make breathing difficult and, in severe cases, be life-threatening. Asthma ...

Blessing Azeke wrapped her cardigan around her body as another asthma attack set in. Provoked by cold air from an overhead fan in her law school classroom in Enugu, Nigeria, her lungs refused to let ...

Researchers have found a compound that blocks the production of excessive mucus, which could point the way to better treatments for asthma, chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis and other diseases.