In a recent, cross-institutional study, researchers report that healthy human airways are at higher risk for dehydration and inflammation when exposed to dry air, an occurrence expected to increase ...

For the study, the researchers first analysed how water loss or transpiration occurs in the mucus of upper airways in humans, ...

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic respiratory (lung) ...

Asthma is a chronic condition that affects the airways in your lungs. It makes the airways inflamed and swollen, causing symptoms like coughing and wheezing. Exercise may help ease asthma symptoms.

An increased exposure to dry air — occurring more due to global warming — could heighten risk of dehydration and inflammation ...

Dr. Jad Kebbe, a pulmonologist at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, discusses the risks of inhaling wildfire ...

Research shows the way in which dehydrated air triggers airway inflammationA new study has identified the way in which human airways are affected by ...