Early-life respiratory infections and developmental immunity determine lifelong lung health

CM Lloyd, S Saglani - Nature Immunology, 2023 - nature.com
Respiratory infections are common in infants and young children. However, the immune
system develops and matures as the child grows, thus the effects of infection during this time …

Lung-function trajectories: relevance and implementation in clinical practice

E Melén, R Faner, JP Allinson, D Bui, A Bush… - The Lancet, 2024 - thelancet.com
Lung development starts in utero and continues during childhood through to adolescence,
reaching its peak in early adulthood. This growth is followed by gradual decline due to …

Global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease 2023 report: GOLD executive summary

A Agustí, BR Celli, GJ Criner, D Halpin… - European …, 2023 - publications.ersnet.org
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2023 Report: GOLD Executive Summary |
European Respiratory Society Skip to main content Top Menu ERS website Respiratory …

Early childhood lower respiratory tract infection and premature adult death from respiratory disease in Great Britain: a national birth cohort study

JP Allinson, N Chaturvedi, A Wong, I Shah… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in early childhood are known to
influence lung development and lifelong lung health, but their link to premature adult death …

From pre-COPD to COPD: a Simple, Low cost and easy to IMplement (SLIM) risk calculator

MJ Divo, C Liu, F Polverino, PJ Castaldi… - European …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background The lifetime risk of developing clinical COPD among smokers ranges from 13%
to 22%. Identifying at-risk individuals who will develop overt disease in a reasonable …

The effect of early childhood respiratory infections and pneumonia on lifelong lung function: a systematic review

AJ Collaro, MS McElrea, JM Marchant… - The Lancet Child & …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Early childhood respiratory infections, including pneumonia, are an important global public
health issue, with more than 40 million annual cases resulting in approximately 650 000 …

Infant food allergy phenotypes and association with lung function deficits and asthma at age 6 years: a population-based, prospective cohort study in Australia

RL Peters, VX Soriano, K Lycett, C Flynn… - The Lancet Child & …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Food allergy is considered a precursor to asthma in the context of the atopic
march, but the relationship between infant food allergy phenotypes and lung function and …

Gold 2023: Highlights for primary care

A Agustí, A Sisó-Almirall, M Roman… - NPJ primary care …, 2023 - nature.com
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) has issued its 2023
annual report 1. Compared with former versions, it has been significantly updated. Here, we …

Supranormal lung function: prevalence, associated factors and clinical manifestations across the lifespan

C Schiffers, R Faner, A Ofenheimer, O Sunanta… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objective It is now well established that there are different life‐long
lung function trajectories in the general population, and that some are associated with better …

Asthma in developing countries in the Asia‐Pacific Region (APR)

D Yasaratne, NS Idrose, SC Dharmage - Respirology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
There is growing interest in the epidemiology of asthma in developing countries, especially
in the Asia‐Pacific Region (APR). A number of reviews have been published in this field, but …