Mar 2023
23m 25s
In this landmark study published in the Lancet Planetary Health by Altman and team, titled "Associations between outdoor air pollutants and non-viral asthma exacerbations and airway inflammatory responses in children and adolescents living in urban areas in the USA: a retrospective secondary analysis", the authors link specific air pollutants to unique molecular pathways of airway inflammation and also demonstrate that air pollution exacerbates asthma independent of any triggering virus. Join Adesh and Marc to find out more!