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.
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Recent News
Monsoon storms are sending more people to urgent care, here’s why
“With the rain, you are going to have more mold in the environment. Some of the trees are going to pollinate. The trees and plants are going to grow more and so for people with allergies to mold or to plants they can notice some of that increased exposure causing increased symptoms,” said Dr. Tara Carr, of the University of Arizona Health Sciences Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center.
Recent Publications
Guerra S, Ledford JG, Melén E, et al. "Creatine Kinase Is Decreased in Childhood Asthma." Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023;207(5):544-552. PMCID: PMC10870915 PMID: 35876143
Carr TF, Stern DA, Morgan W, Guerra S, Martinez FD. "Elevated Childhood Insulin-related Asthma Is a Risk Factor for Reduced Lung Function." Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023;207(6):790-792. PMCID: PMC10037476 PMID: 36521027
Voraphani N, Stern DA, Zhai J, et al. "The role of growth and nutrition in the early origins of spirometric restriction in adult life: a longitudinal, multicohort, population-based study." Lancet Respir Med. 2022;10(1):59-71. PMID: 34843665