Nose linings or mucus membranes make about 1-2 quarts (!) of mucus a day normally to keep cells moist. Most of it just goes down the back of your throat. When dry, cold air hits your nose ...

Dermatologists often evaluate and treat conditions involving the mucous membranes. This epithelium is present not only in the eye, mouth, and genitalia but also in the nasopharynx. Although ...

It is also a demulcent. Studies show that demulcents create a soothing anti-inflammatory coating over mucous membranes. Demulcents contain a higher amount of mucilage than other plants.

Oral mucositis is a painful condition in which the mucous membranes inside the mouth become inflamed. To help alleviate this, researchers have developed a mucoadhesive film using xyloglucan and ...

Biologists had long believed that bringing order and organization to the chaos of molecules inside a cell depended on membrane-bound ... gloppy liquids such as mucus to almost solidlike gels ...

If you have been diagnosed with iron deficiency with or without anemia, it may seem like an easy fix. "I'll just take some iron tabs, and everything will be fine." Although this is true for many ...

Gastrointestinal mucus generally exists as two layers, a basal 'unstirred' or 'firmly adherent' layer and a luminal 'stirred' or 'sloppy' layer [74–76] ; however, most of the cited references ...

Asthma can cause excess mucus buildup in the lungs, leading to chest congestion. It usually worsens when you have a respiratory infection or when your allergies are acting up. However, you can also ...

Key Laboratory of New Membrane Materials, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing ...

Clean Energy Research Center, University of Yamanashi, Kofu 400-8510, Japan Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Nanomaterials Center, University of Yamanashi, 4 Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-8510, Japan ...