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Age at puberty and risk of asthma: A Mendelian randomisation study

  OPEN ACCESS-PEER-REVIEWED-RESEARCH ARTICLE Cosetta Minelli, Diana A. van der Plaat, Bénédicte Leynaert, Raquel Granell, Andre F. S. Amaral, Miguel Pereira, Osama Mahmoud, James Potts, Nuala A. Sheehan, Jack Bowden, John Thompson, Debbie Jarvis, George Davey Smith, John Henderson https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002634 Abstract Background Observational…

Transplacental immune modulation with a bacterial-derived agent protects against allergic airway inflammation

  Research In-Press Preview Cell biology Immunology Free access | 10.1172/JCI12263  Kyle T. Mincham, Naomi M. Scott, Jean-Francois Lauzon-Joset, Jonatan Leffler, Alexander N. Larcombe, Philip A. Stumbles, Sarah A. Robertson, Christian Pasquali, Patrick G. Holt, and Deborah H. Strickland Abstract Chronic allergic inflammatory diseases are…

Evaluation of inhaler technique and achievement and maintenance of mastery of budesonide/formoterol Spiromax® compared with budesonide/formoterol Turbuhaler® in adult patients with asthma: the Easy Low Instruction Over Time (ELIOT) study

Research article – Open Access – Open Peer Review David B. Price, Vicky Thomas, P. N. Richard Dekhuijzen, Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich, Nicolas Roche, Federico Lavorini, Priyanka Raju, Daryl Freeman, Carole Nicholls,…

Age and African-American race impact the validity and reliability of the asthma control test in persistent asthmatics

Research – Open Access Respiratory Research Allison J. Burbank, Krista Todoric, Pamela Steele, Jonathan Rosen, Haibo Zhou, Marcia Frye, Ceila E. Loughlin, Sally Ivins, Katherine Mills, Lauren Dembicki Massey, Bryce B. Reeve and Michelle L. Hernandez Respiratory Research 2018 19:152 Abstract Background The Asthma Control Test (ACT) is widely used to assess asthma control, yet the validity and reliability of…

Asthma-like symptoms: is it always a pulmonary issue?

Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine Case report – Open Access Davide Piloni, Claudio Tirelli, Rita Di Domenica, Valentina Conio, Amelia Grosso, Vanessa Ronzoni, Filippo Antonacci, Pasquale Totaro and Angelo G. Corsico Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine 2018 13:21 Abstract Background Double aortic arch is a rare congenital and complete vascular ring around trachea and esophagus.…