Can we make breathing easier while ageing?

Grant number: 1021275 | Funding period: 2012 - 2016

Completed

Abstract

Breathing gets impaired and impact on the productivity and quality of life when chronic respiratory diseases rise with ageing. Adult chronic respiratory diseases are major causes of illness and death but there are still many gaps in knowledge on how best to prevent and manage these diseases. The proposed program will provide evidence to guide health policy and clinical management of these diseases. These original findings will be of great importance both nationally and internationally.

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Trajectories of asthma and allergies from 7 to 53 years and their relationship with middle-aged lung function and extra-pulmonary comorbidity profiles: a prospective cohort study

Dinh Bui, Caroline Lodge, Jennifer Perret, Adrian Lowe, Garun HAMILTON, Bruce Thompson, Graham Giles, Bircan Erbas, Jane Pirkis, Flavia Cicutini, Raisa Cassim, Gayan Bowatte, Paul Thomas, John Hopper, Michael Abramson, Haydn Walters, Shyamali Dharmage

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Background Longitudinal trajectories of asthma and allergies from childhood to adulthood might be differentially associated with l..

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Association between ambient air pollution and development and persistence of atopic and non-atopic eczema in a cohort of adults

Diego J Lopez, Caroline J Lodge, Dinh S Bui, Nilakshi T Waidyatillake, John C Su, Jenny L Perret, Luke D Knibbs, Bircan Erbas, Paul S Thomas, Garun S Hamilton, Bruce R Thompson, Michael J Abramson, E Haydn Walters, Shyamali C Dharmage, Gayan Bowatte, Adrian J Lowe

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BACKGROUND: There is limited information on risk factors for eczema in adults. Recent evidence suggests that air pollution may be ..

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Childhood pneumonia, pleurisy and lung function: a cohort study from the first to sixth decade of life

Jennifer L Perret, Caroline J Lodge, Adrian J Lowe, David P Johns, Bruce R Thompson, Dinh S Bui, Lyle C Gurrin, Melanie C Matheson, Christine F McDonald, Richard Wood-Baker, Cecilie Svanes, Paul S Thomas, Graham G Giles, Anne B Chang, Michael J Abramson, E Haydn Walters, Shyamali C Dharmage, Heather Gibson, Bryan Gandevia, Harold Silverstone

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INTRODUCTION: Adult spirometry following community-acquired childhood pneumonia has variably been reported as showing obstructive ..

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Early menarche is associated with lower adult lung function: A longitudinal cohort study from the first to sixth decade of life

Brittany Campbell, Julie A Simpson, Dinh S Bui, Caroline J Lodge, Adrian J Lowe, Melanie C Matheson, Gayan Bowatte, John A Burgess, Garun S Hamilton, Benedicte Leynaert, Francisco Gomez Real, Paul S Thomas, Graham G Giles, Peter A Frith, David P Johns, Gita Mishra, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Debbie Jarvis, Michael J Abramson, E Haydn Walters

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NOx in exhaled breath condensate is related to allergic sensitization in young and middle-aged adults

Fahad M Aldakheel, Jane E Bourke, Paul S Thomas, Melanie C Matheson, Michael J Abramson, Garun S Hamilton, Caroline J Lodge, BruceR Thompson, E Haydn Walters, Katrina J Allen, Bircan Erbas, Jennifer L Perret, Shyamali C Dharmage, Adrian J Lowe

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BACKGROUND: Asthma and allergic diseases are heterogeneous. Measurement of biomarkers in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) may help ..

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Childhood Respiratory Risk Factor Profiles and Middle-Age Lung Function: A Prospective Cohort Study from the First to Sixth Decade

Dinh S Bui, Haydn E Walters, John A Burgess, Jennifer L Perret, Minh Q Bui, Gayan Bowatte, Adrian J Lowe, Melissa A Russell, Bruce R Thompson, Garun S Hamilton, Alan L James, Graham G Giles, Paul S Thomas, Debbie Jarvis, Cecilie Svanes, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Bircan Erbas, Peter A Frith, Katrina J Allen, Michael J Abramson

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RATIONALE: Childhood risk factors for long-term lung health often coexist and their specific patterns may affect subsequent lung f..

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Childhood predictors of lung function trajectories and future COPD risk: a prospective cohort study from the first to the sixth decade of life

Dinh S Bui, Caroline J Lodge, John A Burgess, Adrian J Lowe, Jennifer Perret, Minh Q Bui, Gayan Bowatte, Lyle Gurrin, David P Johns, Bruce R Thompson, Garun S Hamilton, Peter A Frith, Alan L James, Paul S Thomas, Deborah Jarvis, Cecilie Svanes, Melissa Russell, Stephen C Morrison, Iain Feather, Katrina J Allen

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BACKGROUND: Lifetime lung function is related to quality of life and longevity. Over the lifespan, individuals follow different lu..

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Childhood Lung Function Predicts Adult Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap Syndrome

Dinh S Bui, John A Burgess, Adrian J Lowe, Jennifer L Perret, Caroline J Lodge, Bui Minh, Stephen Morrison, Bruce R Thompson, Paul S Thomas, Graham G Giles, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Debbie Jarvis, Michael J Abramson, E Haydn Walters, Melanie C Matheson, Shyamali C Dharmage

2017-07-01

RATIONALE: The burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasing, yet there are limited data on early life risk..

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