Research project

An investigation of asthma molecular pathologies linked to anxiety: a retrospective study of the European U-BIOPRED asthma cohort

Project overview

This is awarded by Asthma Allergy & Inflammation Research Trust

Lead researcher

Associate Dean International

1) Psychoneuroimmunology studying how psychological processes, the central nervous system, and the immune system interact and impact mental health;
2) human psychopharmacology focusing on the role of the locus coeruleus in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders, and novel interventions targeting the locus coeruleus-noradrenergic pathway;
3) neuroinflammatory mechanisms underlying anxiety and affective disorders as well as comorbid anxiety, depression, and fatigue in inflammatory and autoimmune conditions.

Connect with Ruihua

Email: r.hou@soton.ac.uk