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The State of Asthma Research: Considerable Advances, but Still a Long Way to Go

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Considerable Advances, but Still a Long Way to GoWe received many high-quality submissions for this Special Asthma edition of the Journal.The seven original manuscripts selected, to which we added concise clinical reviews in three global areas of clinical and translational interest, are a representative sample of the status of asthma research today.Our conclusion: there has been (some would say finally!) considerable progress in three major areas: deciphering the genetic roots of the disease, understanding the molecular basis of its heterogeneity, and using this new information to improve the lives of patients with the most severe forms of the disease.At the same time, major issues such as controlling exacerbations and attaining satisfactory adherence to inhaled therapy remain unresolved.

Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201901-0013ed

Author: Fernando D. Martinez

Institution: University of Arizona

Language: English

Topic: Asthma and respiratory diseases

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute