Criteria for enhancing mucus transport: a systematic scoping review
Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine Review – Open Access Alison Pieterse and Susan D. Hanekom Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine 2018 13:22 Abstract Background Uncertainty exists regarding the physiological basis of physiotherapy strategies to facilitate mucus clearance. The aim of this review was to describe the physiological factors and intrinsic conditions that facilitate airway mucus transport. Method A scoping review was performed. A systematic literature search […]
XII AIST 2018 Conference: “The thousand faces of cough: clinical and therapeutic updates”
Meeting report – Open Access Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine Alessandro Zanasi, Antonio M. Morselli-Labate, Massimiliano Mazzolini, Marianna Mastroroberto, Roberto W. Dal Negro, Ivan Poliacek, Alyn H. Morice, Sara Maio, Giovanni Viegi, Jamie Koufman, Francesco Torresan, Alexandros Ioannou, Daniele Mandolesi, Elisa Liverani, Amedeo Montale, Franco Bazzoli, Fabio Baldi, Maurizio Zompatori, Giovanni A. Fontana, Ahmad Kantar, Peter Dicpinigaitis, […]
Asthma exacerbations in a subtropical area and the role of respiratory viruses: a cross-sectional study
BMC Pulmonary Medicine Research article – Open Access – Open Peer Review Lusmaia Damaceno Camargo CostaEmail author, Paulo Augusto Moreira Camargos, Paul L. P. Brand, Fabíola Souza Fiaccadori, Menira Borges de Lima Dias e Souza, Divina das Dôres de Paula Cardoso, Italo de Araújo Castro, Ruth Minamisava and Paulo Sérgio Sucasas da Costa BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2018 18:109 Open Peer Review reports Abstract Background Multiple factors are involved in asthma exacerbations, including environmental exposure and viral infections. We aimed to assess […]
Type 2 immunity in asthma
Marco Caminati, Duy Le Pham, Diego Bagnasco and Giorgio Walter Canonica World Allergy Organization Journal 2018 11:13 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40413-018-0192-5 Abstract Type 2-immunity represents the typical adaptive response to allergen exposure in atopic individuals. It mainly involves Th2 cells and immunoglobulin E, as the main orchestrators of type 2-inflammation. Recently, it has been highlighted that allergens may be responsible for a Th2 […]
Mount Sinai Team Diagnoses Asthma With Nasal Brush Test
RNA sequencing and machine learning applied to develop new asthma biomarker Study flow for the identification of a nasal brush-based classifier of asthma by machine learning analysis of RNAseq data. Mount Sinai researchers have identified a genetic biomarker of asthma that can be tested for using a simple nasal brush and basic follow-up data analysis. […]
Asthma research collection
Elsevier and the editors of the official journals of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) would like to make these recent Asthma research articles available free through July 10th, 2018. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Featuring a 13.081 Impact Factor Inflammatory Phenotypes in Patients with Severe Asthma are Associated with Distinct Airway MicrobiologyToll-like Receptor […]
World Congress of Asthma – October 3-6, 2018, Tokyo, Japan / Abstract
Dear Sir/Madam, Following the request from several participants we have the pleasure and honor to inform you that the deadline for submission of abstracts has been extended until June 30, 2018. The early bird fee is therefore also extended until June 30, 2018. Sincerely, WCA2018AMC/Core PCO Online Version FREI SAPaparigopoulou 3Athens 10561Greecehttp://www.frei.gr
Outdoor air pollution and respiratory health: a bibliometric analysis of publications in peer-reviewed journals (1900 – 2017)
Original research article – Open Access Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine Waleed M. Sweileh, Samah W. Al-Jabi, Sa’ed H. Zyoud and Ansam F. Sawalha Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine 2018 13:15 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40248-018-0128-5 Abstract Background Outdoor air pollution is a major threat to global public health that needs responsible participation of researchers at all levels. Assessing research output is an important step in highlighting national and international contribution and collaboration in a certain field. […]
Deadline to submit an abstract for the XXIV World Congress of Asthma in Tokyo, Japan, October 3-6, 2018, expires on Friday, June 8
The deadline to electronically submit an abstract for the XXIV World Congress of Asthma in Tokyo, Japan, October 3-6, 2018, expires on Friday, June 8, so you still have the opportunity to take advantage of the Early Bird Registration fee. To Submit your Abstract please click HERE To Register please click HERE Your data privacy and communication preferences are a […]
Association between fractional exhaled nitric oxide, sputum induction and peripheral blood eosinophil in uncontrolled asthma
Research – Open Access Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology Jie Gao and Feng Wu Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2018 14:21 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-018-0248-7 Abstract Background The fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and blood eosinophils are biomarkers of eosinophilic airway inflammation used in the diagnosis and management of asthma, although induced sputum is the gold standard test for phenotypic asthma. […]