The respiratory tract is lined with cilia or hair-like projections that move microbes and debris up and out of the airways. The cilia in the nose and bronchi trap some of the pollutants. The immune ...

Pertussis, commonly known as the whooping cough, is back big time. As of Oct. 5 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that preliminary data showed more than five times as many cases ...

Volume electron microscopy reveals a novel cellular process that is critical for healthy brain development, with implications ...

[MUSIC PLAYING] KIM RICHARDSON: Hair in your ears and nose is a good thing. It keeps junk in the air from getting in your body. It can start getting a little crazy as we get older, though -- and ...

A team of scientists has now identified exactly what kinds of prey the so-called "Tsavo Man-Eaters" fed upon, based on DNA analysis of hairs collected from the lions' teeth, according to a recent ...

Along the way, tiny hairs, called cilia, clear dirt and debris from the air as it travels through your respiratory tract so it doesn’t get stuck in the lungs and cause irritation. These same cilia ...

Feb. 20, 2024 — The drug finasteride, also known as Propecia or Proscar, treats male pattern baldness and enlarged prostate in millions of men worldwide. But a new study suggests the drug may ...