Background Increasing evidence suggests that preterm birth affects later lung function. We
systematically reviewed the literature to determine whether percentage predicted forced …

Emerging evidence suggests that dietary rice bran may exert beneficial effects against several
types of cancer, such as breast, lung, liver, and colorectal cancer. The chemopreventive …

Despite the fact that infants spend more time asleep than awake, an understanding of the
importance and effects of sleep on the pathophysiology of illness in infancy is a relatively …

Immunoconjugates (BR96-DOX) were prepared between chimeric monoclonal antibody BR96
and the anticancer drug doxorubicin. The monoclonal antibody binds an antigen related …

Background Preterm birth, low birth weight, and infant catch-up growth seem associated
with an increased risk of respiratory diseases in later life, but individual studies showed …

BACKGROUND: Maternal stress in early life has been associated with the development of
asthma in children, although it is unclear whether there are any critical periods of exposure. …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by reduced lung function
and is the third leading cause of death globally. Through genome-wide association discovery …

Background The term “atopic march” has been used to imply a natural progression of a
cascade of symptoms from eczema to asthma and rhinitis through childhood. We hypothesize …

Background To date, no genome-wide association study (GWAS) has considered the
combined phenotype of asthma with hay fever. Previous analyses of family data from the …

Background Maximal lung function in early adulthood is an important determinant of mortality
and COPD. We investigated whether distinct trajectories of lung function are present during …