Low birth weight not linked to childhood asthma

Results from a US study do not support an association between low birth weight and an increased risk for childhood asthma. In a study of 3933 children born between 1976 and 1979 in Rochester, Minnesota, the team found no significant difference between low (<2500 g) and normal birth weight (=2500 g) infants in the cumulative incidence of asthma during the first 7 years of life, after propensity score matching to address covariate imbalance.....

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Apelin-12 levels increased in childhood asthma

Children with asthma demonstrate significantly increased serum levels of the adipokine apelin-12, researchers report.
Furthermore, increased levels of apelin-12, which is expressed and secreted by adipocytes, were observed in both obese and normal-weight children with asthma.....

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