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Expiratory flow limitation and breathing strategies in overweight adolescents during submaximal exerciseYoung people who are overweight/obese are more likely to display expFL during submaximal exercise compared with children of healthy weight.
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Emerging Early Life Environmental Exposures and Lung DevelopmentIn this review article we systematically summarize the evidence for an impact on lung development of 1) maternal ingestion of arsenic contaminated drinking...
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The Kids Research Institute Australia welcomes tough new measures to save kids from vapingThe Kids Research Institute Australia strongly supports the Federal Government’s announcement today to introduce a suite of reforms aimed at banning non-prescription vaping products in Australia.
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Infection, inflammation,and lung function decline in infants with cystic fibrosisBetter understanding of evolution of lung function in infants with cystic fibrosis...
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Reference values for spirometry: The way forward for our patientsFew clinical respiratory laboratories have assessed the impact of changing reference equations on the interpretation of spirometric outcomes.
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Lung volume and ventilation inhomogeneity in preterm infants at 15-18 months corrected ageTo assess whether lung volume and ventilation inhomogeneity in preterm infants at 15-18 months corrected age
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PELICAN: Prematurity’s Effects on the Lungs in Children and Adults NetworkThe PELICAN (Prematurity’s Effects on the Lungs in Children and Adults Network) Clinical Research Collaboration was launched by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) in 2020
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Lung study helps history-making generation get a handle on their healthA lung function study carried out by Dr Shannon Simpson provided the most comprehensive follow-up of very pre-term children of any study so far carried out on the lung health of this vulnerable group.
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Trial determines safest airway device for babies in surgeryA groundbreaking WA trial, published in The Lancet, has determined that a laryngeal mask for babies is preferred over endotracheal tube during minor surgeries
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Global push to eliminate confusion on lung function testsA global research network has taken another step towards standardising the way doctors interpret commonly used lung function tests.