Original Coverage: 1 in 10 asthma cases can be avoided with a better urban environment, large-scale study finds

11.6% of asthma cases could be explained by the combination of environmental factors. In a favorable environment, approximately one in ten people with asthma would not have developed the disease. The next step for the researchers is to examine blood samples from some of the study participants. The aim is to identify their metabolome, i.e., a composite picture of the body’s metabolism and breakdown products. The purpose is to understand how external environmental factors affect the body, which could provide a better understanding of how asthma develops. The study was conducted in collaboration between various research groups within the framework of the EU project EXPANSE. The findings have been published in The Lancet Regional Health—Europe.

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