Researchers have found in two longitudinal cohorts that Incorporating chest CT imaging and respiratory symptoms into the ...

A dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma actuator for controlling airflow is proposed. It consists of diverging and converging nozzles, two concentric cylinders, and an actuator mounted in between ...

The main pharmacological interventions for palliation of breathlessness would be opioids, ie, oromorph and benzodiazepines ...

“An oral appliance can help by keeping the mandible in a forward and closed position. This helps to keep the airway open by ...

The FDA recently approved mepolizumab for treating adults with inadequately controlled COPD and an eosinophilic phenotype, ...

Jaw surgery development is not just cosmetic it plays a direct role in how children breathe sleep and grow. Leveraging ...

This paper describes a highly accurate airflow volumetric flowmeter using piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (pMUTs) arrays based on transit time. Two pieces of 10by10 multipled ...

Dr. Radhika Banka, Consultant, Respiratory Physician at P.D. Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, tells India Today 10 ways how smoking ...

Recent studies are, however, illustrating that three different mechanisms of airflow obstruction play a role in COPD pathogenesis. The first is the loss of support of the small airways in ...

The expiratory chest CT shows air trapping. Pulmonary function shows varying degrees of airflow obstruction with the forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV 1) often below 1 l.