Sentences with phrase «small airway»

Together with abnormally small nasal passages — called stenotic nares — and abnormally small airway, this trio of defects make up the syndrome known as brachycephalic airway syndrome or brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome.

The virus effects the eyes (conjunctival sac), pharynx (tube that extends from the nose to the wind pipe), wind pipe (trachea), the large air passages of the lungs (bronchi) and small airway tubes in the lungs (bronchioles).

Now a team at Harvard has designed a device that smokes cigarettes and sends the smoke through a human lung small airway - on - a-chip to examine just how the habit damages health.

Building on that project, the researchers have now designed a machine that smokes cigarettes in a very human - like manner, and hooked it up to organs - on - chips lined by human lung small airway cells so the smoke interacts with these cells in a realistic way.

«This collaboration has already resulted in exciting new capabilities and insights for R&D for small airway diseases, and we look forward to further advancing the application of the Organ - Chips to improve therapeutic development».

The collaborative work by Merck and Emulate researchers enabled new functionality for the Small Airway Lung - Chip to demonstrate the mechanism of action for therapeutic compounds acting on inflammatory disease states in the small airway, particularly in diseases such as asthma.

Hypertonic Saline Primes Activation of the p53 — p21 Signaling Axis in Human Small Airway Epithelial Cells That Prevents Inflammation Induced by Pro-inflammatory Cytokines.

Data from a study of more than 2,300 spirometry tests showed asthma was detected much earlier by the analyzing airflow obstruction in the small airway, yet, doctors typically have used only the airflow obstruction results in the large airway.

In their study, MU researchers found the part of the test measuring airflow in the small airway can detect asthma earlier than the more commonly used part of the test that measures airflow in the large airway.

«If you look at the small airway test, you can detect asthma before it worsens, and that means treatment starts earlier and results from the treatment are better.»

Your baby still has a very small airway so something as tiny as a nut could easily get lodged in their throat.

Choking is usually caused by food, toys, and other small objects that can easily lodge in a child's small airway — anything that fits can be a danger.

Infants and toddlers have much smaller airways than older children and adults.

Younger children have smaller airways that, if swollen, can make it hard to breathe.

Young children tend to put things in their mouths, have smaller airways that are easily blocked, and don't have a lot of experience chewing so often swallow things whole.

The result is that the small airways collapse during expiration, leading to an obstructive form of lung disease (airflow is impeded and air is generally «trapped» in the lungs in obstructive lung diseases).

Recent research suggests that the impaired lung (respiratory) function in those born prematurely could be due to smaller airways.

People born prematurely may have smaller airways than those born at full term, which can cause respiratory problems.

m, known to reflect respiratory tract lining fluid from the small airways.

Pickles added that suppressing the effects of the RSV NS2 protein may also allow our immune system more time to deal with the RSV infection before the small airways become clogged with cells shedding from the lining of the airway.

This leads to obstruction of airflow in the small airways and overwhelming inflammation.»

Wheezes occur during exhalation and imply obstruction of the smaller airways that are in the lungs themselves.

«When the disease is still in the small airways, it tends to not show symptoms.

It gradually moves down into smaller bronchi — the smaller airway.

Experts say that both the large and small airways need to be clear for a person to breathe properly.

The public disclosure of this expanded collaboration coincides with the publication in the peer reviewed journal Nature Methods of data showing new capabilities of the Lung - Chip technology to achieve accurate modeling of the human lung small airways.

It's no secret that smoking is harmful, but it's been hard to study its effects on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a disease that leaves sufferers short of breath thanks to inflammation of the small airways in the lung.

Small airways in the lungs open wide.

Unlike other types of asthma, eosinophilic asthma has airway inflammation from your sinus cavities all the way to the smallest airways of your lungs.

This means the windpipe (trachea), large airways (bronchi), and small airways (bronchioles) can move the particulate material breathed in with the smoke.

This can trigger bronchoconstriction (narrowing of the small airways in the lungs).

This can be caused by an elongated palate, narrow nostrils, or a combination of the two that results in rather small airways, which also make this breed more prone to heat stress.

This means that the small airways have constricted such that inspired air can not be exhaled.

Here they burrow into the small airways and travel up through the lungs towards the throat.

Their smaller airways make it harder for them to release heat when they pant.

It is recommended that the veterinarian administer the gas through a special set of hoses known as a «non ‐ rebreathing» apparatus to insure that the IG gets adequate amounts of oxygen through its relatively small airways.

Once asbestos fibers become airborne, they are so small that they can easily lodge deep into the small airways of the lungs.

It has been linked to respiratory problems in workers with prolonged exposure, including bronchiolitis obliterans, an inflammation of the small airways in the lungs.

These fibers are small enough to work their way into the small airways of the lungs, where they can't be cleared out by coughing.

This is because babies and children have smaller airways and less mature immune systems than grown - ups.

Not exact matches

In fact, these airways are so small that even small blockages caused by viral infections, tight airways or mucus can make breathing difficult for the child.

Seeds may be too small to choke on but can get stuck in a child's airway and cause an infection.

The upright position keeps the airways free and allows you to supervise your small child's breathing.

Inhaling small particles might irritate the airways, but it's considered nontoxic.

Toddlers have an airway with a smaller diameter than adults, and even small objects can get stuck in such a small space.

It is too small to obstruct their airway should they swallow it.

Even if a bead is not big enough to completely obstruct the airway, a small object lodged in a bronchus or bronchiole is no minor issue for an infant.

A smaller size wrap is ideal for wearing your newborn and keeping your little one as supported as he or she needs to be without restricting any airways or causing harm to your little one's growing bones.

Continuous positive airway pressure; nasal prongs (short or long) provide a small amount of air, oxygen and pressure into the lungs to help the baby breathe on his / her own by keeping the lungs from collapsing.

As children grow into these more mature postures, the structures in their throats begin to grow and spread apart and it becomes the main job of the epiglottis, a small flap in the back of the throat above the esophagus, to close off the airway and direct food into the esophagus.