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Anti-viral innate immune responses may be impaired in asthma, although the mechanisms are not well understood.

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The aim of this study is to identify differences in immune cells that are involved in the disease.

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Rothwell Family Fellow; Head, Airway Epithelial Research

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The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers have been awarded five of eight State Government awards designed to help cover the hidden costs of conducting research.

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New research from Perth’s The Kids Research Institute Australia shows that babies born premature continue to have lung problems well into childhood.

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Researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia have found children with vitamin D deficiency are more likely to develop asthma.

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Australia has one of the highest burdens of asthma in the world. In this video, two Perth families share their story of raising children with the respiratory co

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Western Australia has joined a major international study that could significantly change the treatment of asthma in children.

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Asthma is the most common chronic lung disease in childhood. There has been a significant worldwide effort to develop tools/methods to identify children's risk for asthma as early as possible for preventative and early management strategies. Unfortunately, most childhood asthma prediction tools using conventional statistical models have modest accuracy, sensitivity, and positive predictive value.

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A 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.