is leading a team of researchers that has developed a system of artificial cilia capable of monitoring mucus conditions in human airways to better detect infection, airway obstruction, or the ...

It's a respiratory illness that may start out like a cold. But pertussis, also known as whooping cough, can last for weeks or months.

Cilia are small hairs which beat to ... Parts of the model represent different parts of the respiratory system as shown here. The model, which is air tight, represents the thorax, and air is ...