The air then travels through bronchial tubes, which move air in and out of your lungs. All along your airways, mucus and hair-like structures called cilia get rid of dust and dirt that come in ...

Improved lung function will help the lung clean itself more effectively. After a few months, the cilia in your lungs start working efficiently again. Cilia are little hairs that sweep out toxins ...

Quitting smoking is one of the most powerful decisions you can make for your health. The moment you put out your last ...

On World No Tobacco Day, an expert shares how quitting smoking improves lung function and energy levels and decreases the ...

It can also cause lung and tissue damage and reduced air spaces and blood vessels. This type of damage reduces oxygen to vital body areas. Cilia are broom-like hairs that line the nasal passages ...

Quitting smoking offers significant lung recovery, though some damage remains permanent, especially in long-term smokers in ...

Long-term health risks of tobacco consumption include coronary artery disease, stroke, cancer of the lungs and almost all ...

Cilia are hair-like structures on the surface of your cells and are found in your lungs, airways, and other areas. They move in a wave-like motion to help position organs during a baby’s growth ...

The genetic condition PCD is caused by defects in tiny hairlike structures in the lungs called cilia that move germs and debris caught in mucus out of the airways. When cilia don’t function ...

Your sense of taste doesn't end in your mouth: Cilia lining airways leading to the lungs express taste receptors and alter their undulations in the presence of bitter ...

These toxins irritate lung linings, sparking coughs or tightness in weeks. Years of inhaling fumes may weaken cilia—tiny hairs clearing mucus—raising risks of bronchitis or worse, like asthma ...