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T regulatory cells in childhood asthma
Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways, most commonly driven by immuno-inflammatory responses to ubiquitous airborne antigens.
Risk factors for bronchial hyperresponsiveness in teenagers differ with sex and atopic status
Sex-related differences in bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) have been reported in adolescents, but the mechanisms remain obscure.
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccination at birth in a high-risk setting: No evidence for neonatal T-cell tolerance
Concerns about the risk of inducing immune deviation-associated "neonatal tolerance" as described in mice have restricted the widespread adoption...
Professor Wayne Thomas
Honorary Emeritus Fellow; Scientific Reviewer - Animal Ethics
Vitamin D deficiency linked to childhood asthma
Researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia have found children with vitamin D deficiency are more likely to develop asthma.
Maternal Serum Vitamin D Levels During Pregnancy and Offspring Neurocognitive Development
New research links poor language to lack of Vitamin D in womb.