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Undernourished Infants at Risk for Lung Restriction, Weaker Health as Adults, UArizona Health Sciences Study Finds

Infants and children with poor nutrition and growth are more likely to suffer from a serious respiratory condition that has been linked to comorbidities and early mortality as adults, according to an international investigation led by researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences.


Undernourished infants at risk for lung restriction, weaker health as adults, study finds

"Participants who were underweight in childhood had a risk of developing lung restriction that was three times higher than children with normal weight," said Dr. Guerra, a professor of medicine and the Henry E. Dahlberg Chair in Asthma Research at the UArizona College of Medicine -- Tucson


Clinical Translational Sciences Graduate Program Leadership Update

I am pleased to announce that Julie Ledford, PhD, has accepted a position as co-director of the University of Arizona Health Sciences Clinical Translational Sciences Graduate Program (CTS). Dr. Ledford will co-lead with Ronald Hammer, PhD, who helped develop and implement CTS and oversees the program in Phoenix.


Undernourished Infants at Risk for Lung Restriction, Weaker Health as Adults, UArizona Health Sciences Study Finds

A UArizona Health Sciences-led study identified poor childhood nutrition and growth as risk factors for lung disease and weaker health as an adult.


Respiratory Tract Bacterial Extracts Could Prevent COVID-19, Study Finds

Bacterial lysate OM-85 blocked SARS-CoV-2 infection by decreasing the coronavirus's ability to bind to the lung cell surface receptor ACE2, research found.


Respiratory Tract Bacterial Extracts Could Prevent COVID-19, Study Finds

19, Study Finds Bacterial lysate OM-85 blocked SARS-CoV-2 infection by decreasing the coronavirus's ability to bind to the lung cell surface receptor ACE2, research found.


UArizona researchers identify bacterial lysates that could prevent, treat COVID-19

TUCSON, Ariz. — A University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson researcher and her team think they may have found something that could prevent or treat COVID-19.


Researchers to Study Why COVID-19 Strikes Asthma Sufferers Less Severely than Others

A research team will study how to better control severe asthma and determine why sufferers are less likely to contract COVID-19, influenza and rhinovirus.


Researchers to Study Why COVID-19 Strikes Asthma Sufferers Less Severely than Others

A research team will study how to better control severe asthma and determine why sufferers are less likely to contract COVID-19, influenza and rhinovirus.


Attacking Asthma: 50 Years of Life-changing Discovery

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.


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