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Environmental exposure to phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA), chemicals used in the production of plastics, may increase risk for asthma and allergies. However, little is known about the long-term effects of early life exposure to these compounds.
This study is designed to identify the specific unique immune cell response that occurs in these children with recurrent disease.
Studies in Europe show exposure of pregnant women to high levels of microbial products stimulate immune function maturation in their offspring
The study aims to identify the mechanism for this so that this knowledge can be used to better treat asthma and allergies in both males and females.
This project investigates how cells of the immune system respond to substances to cause allergies to help develop new treatments.
Bacterial colonisation of the airways is associated with increased risk of childhood asthma
Digit ratio (2D:4D) is widely used as a marker of prenatal androgen exposure
There is a growing understanding that chronic respiratory diseases in adults have their origins in early life
Epidemiologic associations between viral lower respiratory infections (LRIs) and asthma in later childhood are well known
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the small and large conducting airway mucosa characterised by Th2 cell immunity.