The film discusses the anatomical and functional significance of the nose, throat, and ears from a medical perspective. It explains how the nose functions as an air passage that warms and filters ...

Clear mucus—normal during a cold or allergies. White mucus—Indicates nasal congestion and mild inflammation. Yellow/green mucus—suggests an immune response; not always a bacterial infection.

Mucus keeps the cells on internal surfaces wet so they can do their jobs. It covers the olfactory cells in the nose and taste buds on the tongues, enabling you to smell and taste food well, Prof ...

A system of artificial cilia capable of monitoring mucus conditions in human airways to better detect infection, airway obstruction, or the severity of diseases like cystic fibrosis, chronic ...

Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is leading a team of researchers that has developed a system of artificial cilia capable of monitoring mucus conditions in human ...

A system of artificial cilia capable of monitoring mucus conditions in human airways to better detect infection, airway obstruction, or the severity of diseases like Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Chronic ...

So, for the most part, leaving the mucus alone is probably for the best.” Of course, anybody that’s had a particularly phlegmy cough can tell you that it gets old real fast.

Black coloured mucus or phlegm coughed up can be a serious sign of an underlying illness. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr. Vidit Kapoor, Assistant Professor, Medical Oncology, Amrita ...

The cilia bend and sweep back and forth. That moves all that thick, sticky mucus up your nose and back toward your throat. All the little bits of stuff stuck in the mucus go with it.

Smoking also paralyzes and damages the cilia, the small hair-like structures in the airways. The cilia help push foreign material and mucus out of the lungs.