Horses could be a useful model for studying asthma in older people, according to researchers.

They cited similarities between aged-related asthma in humans and severe asthma in horses.

It is a process named inflamm-aging – aging related to a chronic state of inflammation.

In its severe form, horses experience episodes of labored breathing at rest triggered by hay dust antigens. With no infection, it is reversible with bronchodilators.

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