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Do early-life viral infections cause asthma?Epidemiologic associations between viral lower respiratory infections (LRIs) and asthma in later childhood are well known
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UV exposure and protection against allergic airways diseaseAsthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the small and large conducting airway mucosa characterised by Th2 cell immunity.
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Toward improved prediction of risk for atopy and asthma among preschoolers: A prospective cohort studyAtopy and asthma are commonly initiated during early life, and there is increasing interest in the development of preventive treatments for at-risk children.
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Providing feedback on adherence increases use of preventive medication by asthmatic childrenThis study investigates the impact of measuring adherence and providing feedback on medication usage by children with unstable asthma.
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Toll-like receptor 2 ligands inhibit Th2 responses to mite allergenThere is intense interest in the interaction between microbial compounds and allergy.
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Studies on the immunological mechanisms underlying progression versus resolution of asthma between adolescence and adulthoodThis project seeks new information on asthma disease mechanisms, to help propel development of new and better anti-asthma drugs.
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Epigenetic changes underpinning allergen sensitization: a twin-based studyWe are studying immune cells from identical twins of which one suffers and one does not suffer from allergic disease to identify specific mechanisms that may pl
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Very preterm babies at risk of declining lung function throughout childhoodA The Kids Research Institute Australia study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health has found that survivors of very preterm birth face declining lung function
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Childhood asthma targeted in new researchNew research aimed at reducing the airway damage caused by asthma attacks in children has just begun at The Kids for Child Health Research in WA.
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Perth researchers test stress link to asthmaScientists at The Kids for Child Health Research have launched an innovative project to test the relationship between stress and asthma.