Asthma treatment goals currently focus on symptom and exacerbation control rather than
remission. Remission is not identical to cure, but is a step closer. This review considers the …

Acute and chronic lung injuries are among the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Lung
injury can affect several components of the respiratory system, including the airways …

Background Overuse of short-acting β 2-agonists (SABA) may indicate poor asthma control
and adverse health outcomes. Contemporary population-based data on use, risk factors and …

Bronchiectasis, a progressive chronic airway disease, is characterized by microbial
colonization and infection. We present an approach to the multi-biome that integrates …

The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) was launched in 1993 under the auspices of the
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, USA, and the World …

Asthma is a common disease in paediatrics and adults with a significant morbidity, mortality,
and financial burden worldwide. Asthma is now recognized as a heterogeneous disease …

Admixed populations are routinely excluded from genomic studies due to concerns over
population structure. Here, we present a statistical framework and software package, Tractor …

Control theory and other frameworks for understanding self-regulation suggest that
monitoring goal progress is a crucial process that intervenes between setting and attaining a …

Diet-derived fatty acids (FAs) are essential sources of energy and fundamental structural
components of cells. They also play important roles in the modulation of immune responses …

Respiratory viral infections are the most important triggers of asthma exacerbations.
Rhinovirus (RV), the common cold virus, is clearly the most prevalent pathogen constantly …