Researchers have found previously unnoticed salivary glands in the human throat. The team from The Netherlands Cancer Institute, which published findings in Radiotherapy and Oncology, coined the new ...

All 100 patients with prostate or urethral gland cancer demonstrated a divided bilateral PSMA-positive area with an average length of 4 cm. Examining the glands and 3D reconstruction confirmed the ...

Mucus is key to keeping our lungs clean and clear of bacteria, viruses, and other foreign particles that can cause infection and inflammation. When we inhale microbes and dust, they are trapped in the ...

Researchers have identified a new stem cell that participates in the repair of the large airways of the lungs, which play a vital role in protecting the body from infectious agents and toxins in the ...

New study identifies the important cleaning function of mucus, and on how tethered mucus damages the lung which may pave the way for developing new therapeutic treatments to prevent both acute and ...

The mucous membranes (or mucosae; singular: mucosa) are linings of ectodermic origin, covered in epithelium, and are involved in absorption and secretion. They line various body cavities that are ...