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Nat Genet. 2018 Jan. Demenais F, Margaritte-Jeannin P, Barnes KC, Cookson WOC, Altmüller J, Ang W, Barr RG, Beaty TH, Becker AB, Beilby J, Bisgaard H, Bjornsdottir US, Bleecker E, Bønnelykke K, Boomsma DI, Bouzigon E, Brightling CE, Brossard M, Brusselle GG, Burchard E, Burkart KM, Bush A, Chan-Yeung M, Chung KF, Couto Alves A, Curtin JA, Custovic A, Daley D, de Jongste JC, Del-Rio-Navarro BE, Donohue KM, Duijts L, Eng C, Eriksson JG, Farrall M, Fedorova Y, Feenstra B, Ferreira MA, Freidin MB, Gajdos Z, Gauderman J, Gehring U, Geller F, Genuneit J, Gharib SA, Gilliland F, Granell R, Graves PE, Gudbjartsson DF, HaahtelaRead more

Cats may keep mice away, but they can also help prevent asthma in newborn babies, a new study by scientists from the Copenhagen Studies on Asthma in Childhood Research Center (COPSAC) has concluded. Cats neutralise the effect of a gene that, when activated, doubles the risk of developing asthma in children, the study found. HavingRead more

Dog dander is one of the most common causes of respiratory allergy, and it consists of several allergenic molecules.1 These allergens are present not only in the homes of dog owners (primary exposure) but also in public places, schools, and homes without dogs (secondary exposure), where they can cause allergic reactions such as rhinoconjunctivitis andRead more

COPSAC’s Hans Bisgaard discusses a clinical study on The prevention of childhood asthma by using fish oil supplementation for pregnant women IN 2015, US President Barack Obama introduced a focused research effort, Precision Medicine, aimed at revolutionising how we improve health, increase disease prevention and treatment by taking into account ‘individual differences in human genes,Read more

Copsac aims at unravelling complex disease mechanisms in translational research process to improve prevention and treatment of asthma and other inflammatory diseases. Asthma is a common inflammatory disease of the respiratory system affecting 10% of school children with approximately 300 million sufferers worldwide.   Press link for the full article Pan European Networks Science andRead more

This protocol describes a noninvasive technique for the sampling of undisturbed mucosal lining fluid from the upper airways. It can be used to perform the quantification of in vivo levels of protein mediators, such as cytokines and chemokines, in subjects of all ages. Date Published: 8/07/2017, Issue 126 Wolsk, H. M., Chawes, B. L., Thorsen, J., Stokholm, J., Bønnelykke,Read more

Godt 200 syd- og sønderjyder er blandt de næsten 1.700 amatørcykelryttere, der lige nu er i gang med at cykle millioner af kroner ind til Børnecancerfonden sammen med Team Rynkeby. Men selvom de mange millioner vækker glæde, så kan de også være med til at skævvride forskningen af børnesygdomme generelt. Det mener professor i børnesygdommeRead more

Pharmacogenomics. 2017 Jun 22. Farzan N, Vijverberg SJ, Andiappan AK, Arianto L, Berce V, Blanca-López N, Bisgaard H, Bønnelykke K, Burchard EG, Campo P, Canino G, Carleton B, Celedón JC, Chew FT, Chiang WC, Cloutier MM, Daley D, Den Dekker HT, Dijk NF, Duijts L, Flores C, Forno E, Hawcutt DB, Hernandez-Pacheco N, de JongsteRead more

The ambassador of Taiwan in Denmark, William Heng-Sheng Chuang, has expressed a wish to strengthen the research collaboration with Denmark Therefor the ambassador choose to visit Danish Children Asthma Center (COPSAC) together with the mrs. and a few others from the embassy thursday the 1. juni 2017. The ambassador and co. was given a tour ofRead more

May 19-24 COPSAC was mentioned several times at the international American Thoracic Society (ATS) conference in washing DC. Among studies of attention were: Fish Oil-Derived Fatty Acids in Pregnancy and Wheeze and Asthma in Offspring Effect of Vitamin D3 Supplementation During Pregnancy on Risk of Persistent Wheeze in the Offspring: A Randomized Clinical Trial. AzithromycinRead more