Preterm infants, especially extremely low gestational age neonates (ELGANs), are predisposed to pulmonary complications such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Assessment of lung function is critical for ...
A large study of 35,000 children from eight countries has found a 'robust' link between exposure to green spaces in early childhood and better lung function. The study used data from 10 European birth ...
Whether body composition is associated with lung function in asthmatic children has not been investigated. This study aimed to primarily investigate whether BMI z-score and body composition were ...
In the 2000s, when the AIDS pandemic hit South Africa, we were seeing a lot of children dying from HIV. That was just before ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is often thought of as an adult condition, but growing research shows that children, too, can be at risk.With rising pollution levels and poor Air Quality ...
Women who are exposed to traffic pollution while pregnant are increasing the chances of damaging the lungs of their unborn children, concludes a study. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is a widely used marker ...
An advanced type of MRI uncovers significant lung abnormalities in children and adolescents with long COVID, according to a ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . FEV 1, FVC, peak expiratory flow and various maximal expiratory flow measures of FVC went up with air ...
Chronic exposure to pesticides can damage children’s lung function by about as much as secondhand cigarette smoke does, according to a study of farmworker children in the Salinas Valley. The long-term ...