A new paper describes a test that can differentiate between different types of asthma via a nasal swab. Researchers hope the test can eventually be used to help match patients with better treatments.

The research builds on previous studies that have similarly detected asthma via nasal swabs. The researchers hope the test can improve the process of matching kids to appropriate asthma treatments ...

"But now that we have a simple nasal swab test to detect other endotypes, we can start to move the needle on developing biologics for (T2-low) disease." Researchers find clues to vaccine ...

“But now that we have a simple nasal swab test to detect other endotypes, we can start to move the needle on developing biologics for T17-high and low-low disease.” This rapid test for asthma ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a new nasal swab test that identifies specific asthma subtypes in kids, which can lead to more accurate diagnoses and better treatment ...

PITTSBURGH — A novel diagnostic test using just a nasal swab could transform how doctors diagnose and treat childhood asthma. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed this ...

Not sure what's causing your child's asthma? A new quick-and-easy nasal swab test for kids can diagnose the specific immune system drivers behind their asthma, potentially opening the door to ...

That is why a new nasal swab test that can identify a child's subtype of asthma may transform the way the disease is treated, according to the University of Pittsburgh researchers who developed it.