Chronic lung diseases are the third biggest cause of death in the world, and in Nottinghamshire, about 1 in 8 people have been diagnosed with asthma or COPD - so finding new treatments is high on the list for clinical researchers. And our particular expertise here is understanding how the disease works at a cellular level and it's why we're part of new £8.8million study funded by the Wellcome Trust.

But environmental factors - like smoking, or working down a mine - are only part of the story. Genetic make up means some people are more at risk than others, and this study is about understanding how we can detect who's more likely to develop lung disease.

It's being led here by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS  Trust respiratory consultant Professor Ian Hall, who's also the director of the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre.

Read more about the announcement here.

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