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Research in lung health

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Information for researchers

Your research is making a difference. We’re here to help you get there.
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Respiratory insights

About Respiratory Insights, Asthma + Lung UK's consultancy service for involving patients and carers in research.
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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.
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Research Influencing

How we're pushing for better research into lung conditions
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Bronchiectasis Research Community

Supporting researchers and people with bronchiectasis to work together to develop new and better treatments and technologies.

Innovation

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Innovation accelerator

Asthma + Lung UK are launching an accelerator programme to give the best respiratory innovations the support they need.

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Visit the research section of our blog for news and stories about our work in respiratory

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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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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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