Testing sputum culture for lung diseases Sputum cell count, as measured by a simplified method, was able to differentiate between asthma, COPD, and asthma-COPD overlap. NEW ORLEANS – Sputum cell count ...

Specific sputum markers, including higher sputum eosinophils, macrophages, and lymphocyte counts, were associated with remission after interleukin-5 (IL-5)–targeted therapy for patients with severe ...

Dupilumab reduces mucus plugging and improves lung function in patients with moderate-to-severe type 2 asthma.

A study of nearly 300 patients with mild persistent asthma found that inhaled steroids--long considered the gold standard for asthma treatment--were no more effective than placebo in nearly ...

Patients with poorly controlled asthma and mucus plugs had significantly more airflow obstruction, type 2 inflammation and severe exacerbations, according to a study published in The Journal of ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus report that they have broken up deadly mucus secretions in the lungs, which can be fatal for asthma patients, at the molecular level ...

Researchers have found a compound that blocks the production of excessive mucus, which could point the way to better treatments for asthma, chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis and other diseases.

Researchers used a proprietary, validated scoring system to compare data from 146 adults with severe asthma against that of 22 healthy controls. Some 58% of patients with severe asthma, versus only ...

Cladosporium is a genus of ubiquitous environmental fungi that has been reported to induce asthma and colonize the airways of both healthy and asthmatic individuals. A study presented at the CHEST ...