In asthma, the tightening of muscles around the bronchi causes damage to the airway by squeezing and destroying epithelial cells, which promotes the airway inflammation and mucus production often ...

Using mouse models of asthma and human lung tissue samples, Bagley et al. discovered that bronchoconstriction causes a pathological overcrowding of cells in the airway epithelium, triggering a process ...

Scientists at King's College London have discovered a new cause for asthma that sparks hope for treatment that could prevent the life-threatening disease. The findings suggest that blocking a process ...

Scientists at King's College London have discovered a new cause for asthma that sparks hope for treatment that could prevent the life-threatening disease. Most current asthma treatments stem from the ...