A mucus plug is a thick clump of mucus that forms a seal at your cervix (the opening to your uterus) during pregnancy. It protects the fetus from bacteria and other pathogens. Losing your mucus plug ...

Researchers at National Jewish Health and colleagues have identified a mechanism involved in the formation of mucus plugs in ...

to determine whether it plays a role in mucus plug formation. For the study, investigators initially used lung airway cells from the National Jewish Health Live Cell Core, a biorepository of lung ...

Microfluidic chips that mimic the complex human cervical environment provide a platform to study the reproductive tract and ...