Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is mainly a smoking-related disorder and affects
millions of people worldwide, with a large effect on individual patients and society as a …

Although survival has improved significantly in recent years, prematurity remains a major
cause of infant and childhood mortality and morbidity. Preterm births (< 37 weeks of …

Incidence of childhood allergic disease including asthma (AD‐A) has risen since the mid‐
20th century with much of the increase linked to changes in environment affecting the …

Several epidemiological studies have described childhood obesity as a risk factor for atopic
disease, particularly asthma. At the same time, this association seems to be more conflicting …

Currently, more than 9 million American adults, including women of childbearing age, use
electronic-cigarettes (e-cigs). Further, the prevalence of maternal vaping now approaching …

There has been remarkable progress over the past 20years in pushing forward our
understanding of many facets of autoimmune disease. Indeed, knowledge of the genetic …

There is epidemiological evidence for multiple prenatal factors impacting early-life
respiratory morbidity. The mechanisms of these factors need further investigation and may …

Developmental immunotoxicity (DIT) has gained attention with the recognition that many
chronic diseases of increasing incidence feature immune dysfunction as a component of the …

Air pollutant exposure has been linked to a rise in wheezing illnesses. Clinical data highlight
that exposure to mainstream tobacco smoke (MS) and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) …

There are few reports concerning electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) use during
pregnancy and no studies on asthma in prenatally JUUL-exposed offspring. Here, we tested …