You may want to read the new article in the RESEARCH section. This time, Dominika Ambrożej, MD, a PhD student at the Department of Pediatric Pneumonology and Allergy, WUM, presents her research on assessing extracellular vesicles in nasal lavage fluid collected from children as a safe method for diagnosing hidden inflammatory processes in asthma. This research project has won the prestigious First Prize at the Young Investigator Award at the 2026 INSPiRED congress in Bologna.
Approximately 10% of school-age children have asthma. Studies show that even with well controlled asthma, the airways are affected by allergic reactions and epithelial remodeling, both of which are missed by conventional spirometry. Then what is happening “under the surface” in well controlled asthma? Why did this young researcher decide to study extracellular vesicles and why in nasal lavage fluid? You can find the answers in this new article!