We are steadfast in our efforts to provide exceptional patient care, state- of -the- art testing and research that will impact lives. The Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center is turning your breath into research so that we can not only better your health, but make a significant positive impact on respiratory illnesses as we know them.
The Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center has revolutionized our scientific understanding of asthma and other respiratory diseases. Nearly 340 million people globally and 25 million Americans – 7.7% of adults and 8.4% of children – suffer from asthma. And while there’s no cure, five decades of leading-edge research at the University of Arizona Health Sciences has helped advance scientific understanding of this respiratory illness and the therapies developed to address it.
Researchers are taking a three-pronged approach to analyze asthma in children in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, and Tucson, Arizona – even before they’re born. A cross-border investigation of children’s susceptibility to asthma and other childhood illnesses in the United States and Mexico is the focus of a new study led by researchers in the Asthma and Airway Disease Research Center at the University of Arizona Health Sciences.
The study objective was to examine the effect of COVID-19 on treatment adherence and self-reported sleep duration among patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) treated with positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy.
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