Up until now, there hasn't been any easy way to diagnose asthma, but a new discovery may help scientists create a blood test for the breathing condition. Penn State researchers previously showed that ...

An asthma test may change the way doctors evaluate and treat chronic cough. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic today reported that a test called the exhaled nitric oxide test, commonly used for asthma ...

Nearly 7 million children in the United States have been diagnosed with asthma and thousands more are living undiagnosed, struggling to breathe each day. Now, researchers have found that a commonly ...

A lung function test used to help diagnose asthma works better in the morning, becoming less reliable throughout the day, Cambridge researchers have found. Using real world data from 1,600 patients, ...

A simple test could help ensure asthmatic children get the right amount of medication to help prevent future asthma attacks. The test can accurately measure levels of inflammation within the urine ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a nasal swab test for children and youth that helps clinicians diagnose specific asthma subtypes, or endotypes, using nasal epithelial gene ...

A simple breath test on pregnant women with asthma can significantly reduce the incidence of the illness in their babies, according to new research. The rate of asthma halved in kids whose mums had a ...

Asthma misdiagnosis is relatively common, yet one quick, non-invasive test can help with accurate diagnosis and pave the way for prompt and effective treatment for patients Asthma is a common lung ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a nasal swab test for kids that diagnoses specific asthma subtype, or endotype. This non-invasive approach could help clinicians prescribe ...

Researchers have identified a genetic biomarker of asthma that can be tested for using a simple nasal brush and basic follow-up data analysis. This inexpensive diagnostic test can accurately identify ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’ve had a cough and some wheezing that won’t go away. My doctor suspects asthma and ordered an exhaled nitric oxide test. Can you tell me more about this test? ANSWER: Asthma is ...

As it stands, asthma is far from the easiest health condition to diagnose, with the process involving physical exams, medical history checks and/or costly breath-measuring devices. Scientists have now ...