Researchers from Vanderbilt University have developed a system of artificial cilia that can reportedly monitor mucus conditions in human airways for detecting infection, airway obstruction or the ...

To aid in assessing the impact of chemicals and drugs on cilia function in the small airway epithelium, the lung cilia beat frequency analysis in vitro assay is the ideal option. Using the ...

In rare diseases, rare mutations have long been thought of as the only contributor. Genetic analyses of people with such conditions now suggest that the effects of common genetic variants can ...