Research in lung health
Lung Research Grand Challenges
Diagnosis Grand Challenge
Halve the number of people living with undiagnosed lung conditions so they can live longer and healthier lives
Prevention Grand Challenge
Reduce the number of people with preventable lung diseases and halve avoidable hospital admissions.
Treatment Grand Challenge
Discover cures for lung diseases and new treatments to significantly reduce symptoms.
About the Lung Research Grand Challenges
Uniting the respiratory research community around the three key goals to ensure progress for people living with lung conditions.
Our research and applying for funding
Information for researchers
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Our funded research 2023 - 2024
Asthma + Lung UK's funded research grants including impact for people living with a lung condition.
Respiratory insights
About Respiratory Insights, Asthma + Lung UK's consultancy service for involving patients and carers in research.
Research influencing
How we're pushing for better research into lung conditions
Asthma is Worse for Women
Let’s transform the lives of women with asthma
The true cost of lung conditions
New analysis by Asthma + Lung UK, conducted in partnership with PwC, reveals the £188bn cost of lung conditions on the UK economy each year.
Fixing lung health in the UK - 10 priorities
10 priorities to fix the UK research pipeline and the nation's poor lung health
Transforming Respiratory Diagnostics: The Way Forward
Read how improved respiratory diagnostics could offer the potential to radically improve people’s lives
Lung Research and Innovation Group (LRIG)
Bringing lung research and innovation together to speak as one voice and raise the profile of lung conditions.
Making the UK a lung research superpower
We’re making the UK a Lung Research Superpower.
Blog
Visit the research section of our blog for news and stories about our work in respiratory
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How sound waves are helping more people to find answers
At the Royal Brompton and Harefield Trust, consultant chest physician Dr William Man and his team have taken a difficult lung test and made it as simple as breathing in and out. He’s discovered a ground-breaking new way of using sound waves to measure how well the lungs are working in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF).
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Unlocking the secrets of asthma: how we discovered the first genetic link
Today it’s a well-established fact that lung conditions can be influenced by our genes. But this wasn’t always the case. Pioneering research funded by Asthma UK, one of the founding organisations of Asthma + Lung UK, discovered the first genetic link to asthma. Dr Samantha Walker, Director of Research and Innovation, tells us all about this ground-breaking research and the importance of its legacy today.
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Can diabetes drugs be used to stop COPD and lung scarring becoming worse?
People with lung conditions, like COPD and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), often experience flare-ups (also known as exacerbations). This is where their breathing and other symptoms suddenly get worse over a short period of time, often leaving them unable to breathe.
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