A new study combines genetic data and improved computational tools to look more closely at GWAS results for both adult-onset and childhood-onset asthma. The research identified many genetic variants ...

Standing vs. supine or sitting was the position in which an epinephrine autoinjector device was administered in several ...

Asthma is a condition that makes breathing difficult due to swelling and tightening of the airways. It is caused by a combination of genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors, such as a family ...

Unlike BMI, the Body Roundness Index (BRI) can more accurately reflect body fat distribution. Therefore, this study examined BRI’s relationship with asthma prevalence in U.S. adults. Methods: This ...

But do allergies affect all Australians equally? In a recent study, we looked at emergency department (ED) presentations related to asthma and other allergic diseases in central Queensland.

A teenage girl who died after her first asthma attack could have survived if she had not been "inappropriately discharged" from a north London hospital, a coroner has said. Billie Wicks ...

Indoor allergens are a source of respiratory symptoms in people with allergic asthma. Allergens are normally harmless substances (often proteins) that can trigger the immune system to produce an ...