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Call for mental health support for kids with asthmaA new study has found that young children with severe or persistent asthma are at higher risk of developing many common mental health problems.
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Chance to prevent asthma missedTwo Australian scientists are spearheading an international campaign that's challenging the way asthma drugs are developed and tested.
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ORIGINS Project shines light on Early Childhood DevelopmentA collaboration between The Kids Research Institute Australia and Joondalup Health Campus is poised to be a game-changer for early childhood development.
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WA researchers lead global centre to eliminate childhood asthmaAn ambitious project that could stop children developing asthma is the centrepiece of a new world-class respiratory research centre launched in Perth.
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Environmental microbial exposure and protection against asthmaThis article looks at the clinical implications of the research into microbial exposure & protection against asthma.
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Defective respiratory tract immune surveillance in asthma : A primary causal factor in disease onset and progressionThe relative importance of respiratory viral infections vs inhalant allergy in asthma pathogenesis is the subject of ongoing debate.
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Persistent Effects of Maternal Smoking during Pregnancy on Lung Function and Asthma in AdolescentsThe extent to which maternal smoking in pregnancy (MSP) has persisting effects on respiratory health remains uncertain and the mechanisms involved are not...
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Innate affairs of allergensActivation of receptors of the innate immune system is a critical step in the initiation of immune responses.
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Airway epithelial repair in health and disease: Orchestrator or simply a player?This review attempts to highlight migration-specific and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) aspects of repair used by epithelial cells
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Rhinovirus exacerbates house-dust-mite induced lung disease in adult miceIn this study, we combined human-rhinovirus infection with a clinically relevant mouse model of aero-allergen exposure using house-dust-mite in an attempt to...