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Glenn Hearson

Apr 24, 2017

World Asthma Day May 2nd 2017; Come and See us at Victoria Centre Nottingham

As part of World Asthma Day 2017 on May 2nd we will have a stand at intu Victoria Centre in Nottingham City Centre outside the Tesco store on the ground floor. Come and see inside your own body with Virtuali-Tee shirts, test your lung capacity, exhaled nitric oxide levels and find out all about asthma and how you can help with asthma research. Our friendly research team for nurses, doctors and scientists will be on hand with other demonstrations and all the information you mi

Glenn Hearson

Apr 10, 2017

Patient Experience

Asthma Patient Sharon’s Journey

Sharon who suffers with severe asthma, has been taking part on one of our clinical drug trials for the past two years. Here in support of World Asthma Day she talks to research nurse Liz Dark about her journey. “I was diagnosed with late onset asthma after having a bad chest infection twelve years ago, prior to that I had been fit and well and had never smoked. Following my diagnosis of asthma I was in and out of hospital every three months. I remember very clearly spending a

Glenn Hearson

Dec 16, 2016

Published Study

MMP-1 Activation Contributes to Airway Smooth Muscle Growth and Asthma Severity

Matrix metalloproteinase-1 and mast cells are present in the airways of people with asthma. We hypothesised that matrix metalloproteinase-1 could be activated by mast cells and increase asthma severity. For this research patients with stable asthma and healthy controls underwent spirometry, methacholine challenge, bronchoscopy and their airway smooth muscle cells were grown in culture. A second asthma group and controls had symptom scores, spirometry and bronchoalveolar lavag

Glenn Hearson

Dec 9, 2016

Published Study

Novel Asthma Reliever Therapy Research Study

Asthma is a major health problem globally. This study is interested in investigating the effects of three different inhaler regimens in patients with asthma. At the moment we are unsure which regimen is is most beneficial for patients with asthma. The study investigated whether being on a different regimen influences the likelihood of having an asthma exacerbation, asthma symptoms and medication use. This study is being led by Professor Tim Harrison #asthmastudy #asthma #news

Glenn Hearson

Dec 7, 2016

Published Study

Improving Asthma Treatment Using Inhaler Technology

New Asthma Research Study A clinical asthma research study, led by Dr Dominick Shaw, to test whether use of inhaler technology can help to improve asthma control, is patient-friendly and is cost effective. For more information: Email: ireti.adejumo@nottingham.ac.uk OR Text "Study SMART" to 88802 #asthmastudy #asthma

Glenn Hearson

Sep 30, 2016

Published Study

Azithromycin for Acute Exacerbations of Asthma : The AZALEA Randomized Clinical Trial

Published Asthma Research Study: "AZALEA" The results from the "AZALEA" study were published in Jama Internal Medicine in September 2016. http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2553295 #asthmastudy #asthma #publication

Glenn Hearson

Sep 8, 2016

MyAsthma Smartphone App

MyAsthma Smartphone App A new smartphone app "MyAsthma" has been developed with healthcare professionals both at GSK and the Nottingham Respiratory Research Unit to ensure quality and accuracy in the information it provides. The app is designed to help patients understand their asthma by providing environmental and lifestyle information that may be relevant to their condition, together with data indicating the status of their asthma. Patients or their carers have the abil

Glenn Hearson

Sep 2, 2016

Published Study

Evaluation of the PPAR-γ Agonist Pioglitazone in Mild Asthma

Published Asthma Research Study: "PPAR-y in Mild Asthma" The results from our "PPAR-y in Mild Asthma" study were published in PLOS One in August 2016. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0160257 #asthmastudy #asthma #publication

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