Respiratory

Next-generation metagenomic sequencing has uncovered key differences in bronchiectasis pathogens and resistance genes across Europe.

Machine learning models using data from digital inhalers can successfully predict COPD exacerbations up to 5 days in advance.

New research suggests that early impairment in mucosal IgA immunity may contribute to the later development of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in lung transplant recipients.

Gait parameters in people with COPD progressively worsen with disease severity and differ significantly from healthy older adults.

New research shows lung function peaks earlier in life and declines steadily without plateau, challenging prior assumptions.

A once-daily oral therapy targeting neutrophilic inflammation has shown promise in reducing exacerbations in patients with bronchiectasis.

Including imaging and symptom-based data in COPD diagnosis captures patients with high-risk disease who would otherwise be overlooked by spirometry alone.

Repeated exposure to antibiotics during the perinatal period in very low birth weight preterm infants is associated with impaired lung function by early school age.