Diagnosing precisely what type of asthma a child has and fine-tuning the treatment for it involves an invasive procedure under general anesthesia. For children with mild asthma, it's just not worth ...

Not sure what's causing your child's asthma? A new quick-and-easy nasal swab test for kids can diagnose the specific immune system drivers behind their asthma, potentially opening the door to better ...

A new paper describes a test that can differentiate between different types of asthma via a nasal swab. Researchers hope the test can eventually be used to help match patients with better treatments.

TODAY ABOUT ASTHMA. NUMBER ONE, THERE ARE NOT ONE, BUT THREE DIFFERENT KINDS OF ASTHMA. AND RIGHT NOW THERE’S ONLY TREATMENT FOR ONE OF THEM. AND NUMBER THREE, FINDING OUT WHICH KIND OF ASTHMA YOUR ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a nasal swab test for kids that diagnoses specific asthma subtype, or endotype. This non-invasive approach could help clinicians prescribe ...

A new quick-and-easy nasal swab test for kids can diagnose the specific immune system drivers behind their asthma, potentially opening the door to better treatments, researchers say. Photo by ...

For many children diagnosed with asthma, pinpointing the particular nature of their case and finding appropriate treatment is far from simple. The lung disease, which affects more than 4.6 million ...