Early-life immune development is a critical factor in predicting the risk of childhood respiratory infections, asthma, and poor vaccine responses. Id…
Who gets asthma, and why?
beneficial effects of sunlight, not all of them vitamin D-related,” Professor Hart says. “Whilst ... sunlight exposure appears to be more beneficial…
Human milk is rich in immuno-modulatory factors that have the potential to shape immune development and influence allergy risk in children. In this a…
The prevalence of multiple sclerosis follows a latitude gradient, with increased disease at higher latitudes.
The hallmark of atopic asthma is transient airways hyperresponsiveness (AHR) preceded by aeroallergen-induced Th-cell activation.
In this review article we systematically summarize the evidence for an impact on lung development of 1) maternal ingestion of arsenic contaminated dr…
To investigate the relationship between time spent outdoors, at particular ages in childhood and adolescence, and myopia status in young adulthood us…
Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) increases risk of developing respiratory diseases such as asthma later in life. This study aims to characteriz…
Recent evidence suggests that parental exposures before conception can increase the risk of asthma in offspring. We investigated the association betw…