Children who have their adenoids surgically removed do not get fewer upper respiratory tract infections such as sinusitis and colds, finds research published on bmj.com today.

To confirm this hypothesis, they visualized the sampling site through nasal endoscopy. They also collected nasal swabs from the adenoids and the epithelium of the nasal cavity, closer to the ...

Upper airway volumes may predict cognitive performance and regional brain volumes in children with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).

LJI scientists capture immune cells hidden in nasal passages LJI scientists pioneer new method for measuring immune memory and SARS-CoV-2 responses in the upper airway Peer-Reviewed Publication La ...

I. Pilot, S. J. Pearlman, Bacteriologic Studies of the Upper Respiratory Passages: I. Hemolytic Streptococci of the Adenoids, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol ...

Scientists uncover 'striking' immune cell populations poised to fight SARS-CoV-2 in upper airway. Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have published the first-ever, in-depth ...

Acute upper airway obstruction has varied causes with distinct pathophysiological features. High-flow oxygen remains the basis for management, but improvements in equipment have increased the chanc ...