ERJ Open Research now available in ERS Publications app

ERS' newest journal, ERJ Open Research, is now available in the ERS Publications app for iPhone and iPad, alongside the European Respiratory Journal, the European Respiratory Review and Breathe. Download the app from the Apple App Store at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/ers-publications/id551694709?mt=8

Serum periostin in obstructive airways disease

The May issue of the European Respiratory Journal features a study that aims to describe the distribution of serum periostin levels in adults with airflow obstruction, its relationship with other variables, and the effect of inhaled corticosteroids on periostin levels. To read this open access article and much more, visit ersjournals.com

Latest ERJ podcast - Edmund Lau discusses the use of resting pulmonary artery pressure to predict abnormal exercise haemodynamics

Summer special offer

Take advantage of our ersbookshop.com special offer - receive free shipping worldwide on all orders over €100 placed before 30 June. Visit ersbookshop.com to browse our books.

What they are saying about the Controversies in COPD Monograph

"...contains a vast amount of information on the disease, its prevalence, signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests and treatment options. The book's format makes it quick and simple to find out what you need to know, and its size would make it easy to take to work for use in practice [...] invaluable for anyone working with patients with the disease." Emma Vincent, Nursing Standard

Read Controversies in COPD online at erspublications.com - access is free for European Respiratory Society members. Print copies can be ordered from ersbookshop.com

Publish your work in ERJ Open Research

Find out more about the ERS' youngest open access journal and discover how to publish your work alongside other high-quality articles covering basic science, clinical translational science and clinical medicine. Visit openres.ersjournals.com to find out more.

Respiration at the extremes of age

Articles in the March issue of Breathe have the common thread of respiration at the extremes of age. The issue includes articles on common respiratory conditions in newborns, asthma in the elderly, and much more. Visit breathe.ersjournals.com to read this open access issue.

World Pulmonary Hypertension Day

Thursday 5 May is World Pulmonary Hypertension Day. To mark this event, the ERS is offering a €10 discount on all copies of the ERS Monograph on Pulmonary Hypertension ordered by 12 May. Visit ersbookshop.com to buy your copy.

May ERJ online now!

The May issue of the ERJ is online now. The issue features Editor's Choice articles on: blood eosinophil count as a means of identifying inflammation in COPD; serum periostin levels as a marker of type 2 inflammation in adult symptomatic airway disease; and successful management of latent TB infection through systematic monitoring and evaluation. Visit erj.ersjournals.com - ERS members have free online access to all articles.

World Asthma Day

Tuesday 3 May is World Asthma Day. To mark this event, the ERS is offering a €10 discount on all copies of the ERS Monographs on Paediatric Asthma and Difficult-to-Treat Severe Asthma ordered by 10 May. Visit ersbookshop.com to buy copies of these books.