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20% drop in asthma exacerbations seen at GP clinics during lockdown
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Lockdown linked to drop in asthma exacerbations, GP data suggests

A study suggests there was a 20% drop in asthma exacerbations seen at GP clinics during the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic. A study in the journal Thorax suggests...
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Study suggests hormonal replacement therapy is linked to reduced risk of developing asthma in menopausal women

A study published today in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology has found that use of estrogen-only and combined estrogen/progestogen hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was associated with reductions in...
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Taking the Pill may cut risk of severe asthma bouts in women of reproductive age, study finds

A study published today in the BMJ Thorax finds that taking the Pill could reduce the risk of severe bouts of asthma in women of reproductive age. However, the observed...
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Study outlines feasibility of screen-sharing for asthma action plan consultations

A study published in npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine last week assessed the feasibility and utility of using screen-sharing technology to complete asthma action plans remotely. Asthma action plans are...
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SABA Reliance Questionnaire (SRQ) assesses patients’ perceptions of SABA, and whether they may be at risk of SABA overreliance

Poor asthma control and increased risk of asthma attacks are associated with patients relying too heavily on SABA (short-acting beta2 agonists) reliever inhalers and the parallel underuse of inhaled corticosteroids...
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Research Webinar Series | Holly Tibble and Professor Bernard Vrijens

Webinar | 12:30 - 13:30 (UK) | Thursday 12 November Join Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research members, PhD students and guest speakers as they guide you through their research...
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Data-driven approaches to identifying patterns of asthma medication adherence

A new study published this week in Scientific Reports uses data-driven research to identify patterns of behaviour in children and how they follow their asthma medication regime. The paper identifies...
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Blog series: Asthma Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Clinical Prediction Model – Luke Daines

Nearing completion of his studies as an Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research affiliated PhD student, Luke Daines’ blog series reflects on a workshop he held in June 2020 focussing...
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Data-driven approaches to identifying asthma subtypes – what are the challenges?

In May 2020 a group of AUKCAR researchers from the University of Edinburgh had their review ‘Challenges of clustering multimodal clinical data: a review of applications in asthma subtyping’ published...
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Centre Director to trial salt water solution to treat Covid-19

A study involving a simple salt water solution which may help to reduce the early symptoms and progression of Covid-19, has launched. The ELVIS COVID-19 study builds on a trial...
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