Asthma and wheezing disorders are common chronic health problems in childhood. Breastfeeding
provides health benefits, but it is not known whether or how breastfeeding decreases …

… Whereas the human respiratory cilia covering the airways beat with a frequency of about
4–12 Hz at 25 C (a temperature close to the typical temperature in the nasal cavity) 60 and 11.5…

… Claudia Elisabeth Kuehni … Claudia Elisabeth Kuehni … c Expected number of children
that will be enrolled in the cohort. The actual numbers may be slightly lower. …

Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is associated with abnormal ciliary structure and function,
which results in retention of mucus and bacteria in the respiratory tract, leading to chronic oto-…

The diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia is often confirmed with standard, albeit complex
and expensive, tests. In many cases, however, the diagnosis remains difficult despite the …

Background Preterm birth, low birth weight, and infant catch-up growth seem associated
with an increased risk of respiratory diseases in later life, but individual studies showed …

Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a hereditary disorder of mucociliary clearance causing
chronic upper and lower airways disease. We determined the number of patients with …

Background Medulloblastoma is associated with rare hereditary cancer predisposition
syndromes; however, consensus medulloblastoma predisposition genes have not been defined …

Objective To examine the associations between pet keeping in early childhood and asthma
and allergies in children aged 6–10 years. Design Pooled analysis of individual participant …

Rationale: The current hypothesis that human pulmonary alveolarization is complete by 3
years is contradicted by new evidence of alveolarization throughout adolescence in mammals. …