The bronchial airways, a network of tubes that delivers air to the lungs, are enwrapped by strings of muscle called the airway smooth muscle. Nobody knows what physiological function these muscles ...

Researchers at Rutgers and other institutions have discovered how muscle contraction (bronchospasm) in the airway, which cause breathing difficulty in people with asthma, occur by creating a ...

To the Editor: A correspondent observed initial improvement of dyspnea followed by a sudden increase of dyspnea, associated with marked bronchospasm, after the use of intramuscular reserpine, 1.25 mg, ...

Researchers at Rutgers and other institutions have discovered how muscle contraction (bronchospasm) in the airway, which cause breathing difficulty in people with asthma, occur by creating a ...