Elevated levels of serum testosterone appeared to be significantly associated with a reduced risk for asthma in women, and obesity modifies this risk, researchers reported. Findings from the first population-based…
World Allergy Organization Journal Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2020, 100092 Blanca EstelaDel-Rio-Navarroa Elsy MaureenNavarrete-Rodrígueza ArturoBerberb NayelyReyes-Noriegaa LuisGarcía-Marcos Álvarezc Abstract Background According to the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in…
Research – Open Access Christian Vogelberg, Stanley Goldstein, LeRoy Graham, Alan Kaplan, Alberto de la Hoz & Eckard Hamelmann Respiratory Research volume 21, Article number: 19 (2020) Abstract Diagnosing and treating asthma in paediatric patients remains challenging, with many children and…
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In contrast to previous in silico modeling studies, ventilation abnormalities do not appear randomly distributed among patients with asthma, and may persist in the same lung regions during a prolonged…
Serum allergen-specific immunoglobulin E (sIgE) levels increase during an asthma exacerbation in pediatric patients, suggesting that testing for sIgE levels during an asthma exacerbation may assist in identifying triggers and mitigating…
The International Severe Asthma Registry evaluated patients with asthma worldwide to describe demographic and clinical characteristics of these patients and the severity of the disease, according to a registry study…
Research – Open Access Brian R. Leaker, Dave Singh, Sam Lindgren, Gun Almqvist, Leif Eriksson, Barbara Young & Brian O’Connor Respiratory Research volume 20, Article number: 288 (2019) Abstract Background Although allergic asthma is a complex area with many interacting factors involved,…
Letter to the Editor – Open Access H. Ibrahim, R. O’Sullivan, D. Casey, J. Murphy, J. MacSharry, B. J. Plant & D. M. Murphy Respiratory Research volume 20, Article number: 289 (2019) Abstract Background Increased numbers of blood and sputum eosinophils are…
Research article Open Access Open Peer Review Richard Beasley, James Harper, Grace Bird, Harriette Dunphy, Alex Semprini, Ian D. Pavord, Alberto Papi & Mark Weatherall BMC Pulmonary Medicine volume 19, Article number: 264 (2019) Abstract Background and objective The dose-response relationship of inhaled…