In severe asthma, lower wall thickness on CT scans and increased FeNO may indicate increased airway inflammation linked to lung function decline.

To get a GERD-related asthma diagnosis, you’ll also need to see a pulmonologist who can run tests on your lung function. Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are a set of noninvasive tests that ...

The gas exchange pulmonary function testing market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.0% during the forecast period of 2024 to 2032. Gas exchange pulmonary fun ...

Oct. 10, 2024 — The risk of asthma in the child can be reduced by nearly half if the mother engages in active physical exercise at least three times a week during pregnancy, compared to a child ...

Japan: A recent study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology has highlighted the potential of the baseline ...

Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood and, in the latter part of the 20th century, reached epidemic proportions. Asthma is generally believed to result from gene-environment ...

The study is a valuable addition to the field, showing how particulate matter may be acting via nociceptor neurons towards neutrophilic asthma exacerbations. The solid evidence for the role of a ...

In Black adults with asthma, Aspergillus fumigatus sensitization was linked to increased exacerbations in the year before aeroallergen testing.

One older review of seven small studies that included a total of 75 participants found that caffeine could modestly improve airway function for up to four hours in people with asthma.

Asthma is a form of bronchial disorder caused by inflammation of the bronchi. It is characterized by spasmodic contraction of airway smooth muscle, difficulty breathing, wheezing and coughing.

Asthma affects approximately 262 million people globally, with the number of asthma incidents having increased by around 15% ...