
Durrington Lab
@h_durrington
Researching Circadian Biology of Asthma.
MRC Clinician Scientist, UoM/Respiratory Consultant, MFT
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"Lab research happens, but you don't know much about it. This was a great opportunity to understand it better." Simon from Socio Economic Regen wanted to explore breathing conditions. In his #LetsTalkLabs film, he discusses asthma with NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre researcher & Hon. Consultant Hannah.



🫁 ⏰ When do you perform bronchodilator reversibility testing to help support a diagnosis of asthma? We had a 👀 at the what effect time of day and season has on responsiveness VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Results published in ThoraxBMJ today! thorax.bmj.com/content/early/…


Effect of time of day and seasonal variation on bronchodilator responsiveness: the SPIRO-TIMETRY study thorax.bmj.com/content/early/… Dr Karl Sylvester Akhilesh Jha



It’s all about timing! Taking inhaled steroids (..not the blue inhaler as shown in the picture!) in the mid afternoon may be the best way to suppress nocturnal peak in airway inflammation and airflow obstruction in asthma. bbc.com/news/articles/… Durrington Lab

🚨 New research news! Our funded researchers have found that taking a puff of your preventer inhaler mid-afternoon could be the best way to keep asthma symptoms under control. Durrington Lab orlo.uk/32yfj




In 2019, Asthma + Lung UK published the Asthma Still Kills report, showing that non-T2 related airway diseases lagged far behind in terms of available treatments and care. I’m thrilled to be with the faculty again at #ICAN 2025 to drive international collaboration) in this area


And great to see Asthma + Lung UK Research - funded work showing the impact of shift work on asthma from Durrington Lab using Our Future Health data. #ICAN25



Congratulations to two Manchester BRC Respiratory Theme projects recognised at the Social Responsibility Making a Difference Awards 2025! 🏆 Winner: RADicA study team 🏆 Highly Commended: ‘Let’s Talk About Cough’ team Read more 👇 manchesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-event… #ICTD2025 #MaDAwards


We thank Jim Shannon MP who tabled an important debate to discuss World Asthma Day in parliament last week. MPs recognised the devastating impact that asthma can have individuals, their families and our healthcare system. We urge the government to prioritise lung health in the new


manchester.ac.uk/about/news/wom… Published today from Robert Maidstone Martin K Rutter Asthma + Lung UK

Women👩 working permanent night shifts🌙 vs. day shifts faced an elevated likelihood for moderate to severe #asthma, whereas this was not observed in men, according to data published in ERS publications. healio.com/news/allergy-a…

💬“We were surprised that the increased likelihood of #asthma was only found in female👩🦰 night shift workers, and a similar effect was not found in male night shift workers," Robert J. Maidstone, PhD, The University of Manchester, told Healio. healio.com/news/allergy-a…
