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One in ten Australians have asthma and Dr Kimberley Wang from The Kids Research Institute Australia is on a mission to find out what causes it.

The lungs are one of the last organs in the body to develop as a baby grows. They're also one of the most important.

A The Kids for Child Health Research study has uncovered a new link between vitamin D levels and asthma.

A new study has found that young children with severe or persistent asthma are at higher risk of developing many common mental health problems.

Australian scientists have today launched a world first research trial into a treatment that could prevent asthma in high risk children.

Two Australian scientists are spearheading an international campaign that's challenging the way asthma drugs are developed and tested.

Ingrid Pat Laing Holt BSc PhD PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FRCPI, FAA Head, Children's Respiratory Science Emeritus Honorary Researcher 6319 1828 Ingrid.laing@

Findings provide further proof of concept that pharmacological targeting of airway smooth muscle thickness will be beneficial and may be facilitated by azithromycin

We propose that propensity for viral exacerbations of asthma and COPD relate to delayed expression of epithelial cell innate anti-viral immune genes

We describe recent "omic"-level findings, and examine how these findings have been systematically integrated to generate further insight