Research – Open Access Mustafa Abdo, Mohib Uddin, Torsten Goldmann, Sebastian Marwitz, Thomas Bahmer, Olaf Holz, Anne-Marie Kirsten, Frederik Trinkmann, Erika von Mutius, Matthias Kopp, Gesine Hansen, Klaus F. Rabe, Henrik Watz, Frauke Pedersen on behalf of the ALLIANCE study group Respiratory Research volume 22, Article number: 167 (2021)  Abstract…

Research Open Access Maria E. Ramos-Nino, Charles D. MacLean & Benjamin Littenberg  Asthma Research and Practice volume 7, Article number: 6 (2021) Abstract Background The association of obesity with the development of obstructive lung disease, namely asthma and/or…

Research – Open Access David Lamb, Dorothy De Sousa, Karsten Quast, Katrin Fundel-Clemens, Jonas S. Erjefält, Caroline Sandén, Hans Jürgen Hoffmann, Marc Kästle, Ramona Schmid, Kevin Menden & Denis Delic  Respiratory Research volume 22, Article number: 158 (2021)  Abstract Background RORγt is a transcription factor that…

Research – Open Access Bingqing Shi, Wei Li, Yuqiu Hao, Hongna Dong, Wenjing Cao, Jie Guo & Peng Gao  Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology volume 17, Article number: 47 (2021)  Abstract Background There is a need to identify the asthma inflammatory phenotypes…

Uncovering Asthma Misconceptions World Asthma Day (WAD) (May 5, 2021) is organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma, (GINA) (www.ginasthma.org), a World Health Organization collaborative organization founded in 1993.  WAD…

Erol A. Gaillard, Claudia E. Kuehni, Steve Turner, Myrofora Goutaki, Karl A. Holden, Carmen C.M. de Jong, Christiane Lex, David K.H. Lo, Jane S. Lucas, Fabio Midulla, Rebeca Mozun, Giorgio Piacentini, David Rigau, Bart Rottier, Mike Thomas, Thomy Tonia, Jakob Usemann, Ozge Yilmaz, Angela Zacharasiewicz, Alexander Moeller European Respiratory Journal 2021; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.04173-2020 Abstract Diagnosing asthma in children represents an important clinical challenge. There is no single gold standard test to confirm…

Asthma is a major public health problem affecting more than 350 million patients around the world. Its prevalence and impact are particularly on the rise in urbanized regions and expanding…

Respiratory Research volume 22, Article number: 108 (2021)  Research – Open Access Heinrich Worth, Carl-Peter Criée, Claus F. Vogelmeier, Peter Kardos, Eva-Maria Becker, Karel Kostev, Ingo Mokros & Andrea Schneider  Background Overuse of short-acting beta-2 agonists (SABA), which do not treat the underlying…

Research – Open Access Mohsen Sadatsafavi, Amir Khakban, Hamid Tavakoli, Solmaz Ehteshami-Afshar, Larry D. Lynd & J. Mark FitzGerald  Respiratory Research volume 22, Article number: 103 (2021)  Abstract Background Oral corticosteroids are important components of pharmacotherapy in severe asthma. Our objective…