Now, researchers out of the Washington University School of Medicine have found that a substance made by the damaged skin associated with eczema triggered asthma symptoms in mice. This substance is called thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) and is also found in the airways of people with asthma.

Researchers theorize that early treatment of eczema and blocking TSLP might stop asthma from developing in these children. However, this research has only been done with mice at this point, so more will be needed to establish a human link between TSLP production and asthma. Read more here.

These are just a few of the many studies being done on asthma. I think it's really exciting to see the things being discovered!