Studies & Reports
One of our core strategies at RAMP is to keep the asthma field abreast of best practices, timely opportunities, and emerging research in order to build capacity for reducing the inequitable burden of asthma. We do this by cultivating an extensive hub of asthma-related information across a wide range of topics, including asthma management and healthcare, housing, air pollution, schools, the built environment, and more.
The majority of studies and reports that you’ll see below were published by partner organizations, agencies, and research institutions. To specifically see resources created by RAMP, check out RAMP Tools & Publications.
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Comparison of Indoor and Outdoor Particulate Matter on Children’s Lung Function
The May 2019 edition of Science of the Total Environment contains an article investigating the effects of exposure to particulate matter that occurs indoors compared to the amount outdoors. Researchers took indoor and outdoor particulate matter and fungal spore data from forty-four homes with asthmatic children. The children also completed spirometry. After analyzing the data,…
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Effects of Vitamin D on Asthma Symptoms in Obese Urban Children
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology included in article in its February 2019 edition examining the effects of Vitamin D on asthma symptoms in obese, urban children. Researchers had a cohort of 120 children aged 5 to 12 that “were evaluated at baseline and every 3 months for 9 months.” At each interval, indoor…
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Study Examines Racial Gap in Production and Exposure to Air Pollution
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America released an article in their March 2019 edition examining consumption as it relates to how much air pollution it produces. The study specifically looked at the consumption of racial-ethnic groups that was producing pollution against the racial-ethnic groups that were faced…
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Effects of Smartphone Applications on Adherence in Asthma Self-Management
An article in the October 2018 edition of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health investigates if the use of smartphone applications can improve adherence in asthma self-management. Researchers conducted a systematic review of articles, with eight meeting the review criteria of the study. All types of study were considered, which prevented meta-analysis…
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Researchers Examine Effects of Airport-Associated Ultrafine Particles on Lung Function
A September 2018 article in Environment International investigated the health impacts of airport-related ultrafine particle exposure, particularly around the Los Angeles International Airport. Researchers had a cohort of 22 non-smoking adults with mild to moderate asthma undergo mild walking activity on two occasions inside and outside of high ultrafine particle zones. After analyzing the results,…
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Effects of Medication Adherence on COPD and Asthma Patients
Respiratory Research’s December 2018 edition contains a study investigating how medication adherence will impact quality of life “and symptom control in a typical population of patients with chronic lung disease.” Researchers used a cohort of 165 asthma and COPD patients who were taught correct application of inhaler devises using “pre-defined checklists of each inhaler type.”…
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Study Examines Links Between Pets and Respiratory Illness
In the October 2018 edition of the Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research an article investigates “the prevalence of asthma and lung function status among dog and cat owners.” Subjects were divided into groups of cat owners, dog owners and people with no pets. “Subjects underwent spirometry, bronchial challenge test with mannitol, skin prick…
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Article Examines Potential Targeted Therapies for Obesity-Related Asthma
The Journal of Immunology Research contains an article in its June 2018 edition examining potential targeted therapies for immune regulation in obesity-related asthma. The researchers note “obesity-related asthma is poorly controlled using conventional therapies,” so “alternative and complementary therapies are urgently needed.” In the article, researchers “describe the immune regulators of lipid metabolism in obesity…