Asthma News

March 9, 2025

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Feb. 19, 2025 — New therapeutic 'cocktails' may provide long-lasting relief for treatment-resistant asthma and other immune system inflammatory ...

A Treatment-Resistant, Severe Type of Asthma Successfully Modeled in Mice

Feb. 18, 2025 — Researchers are tackling neutrophilic asthma, successfully developing one of the first mouse models of the ...

Second-Hand Smoke Exposure During Childhood Leaves Its Mark on Children's DNA

Feb. 11, 2025 — Children exposed to second-hand smoke at home are more likely to show certain changes in the epigenome, which can alter the way genes are expressed. These epigenetic changes could influence the ...

Exposure to Air Pollution Associated With More Hospital Admissions for Lower Respiratory Infections

Feb. 3, 2025 — Long-term exposure to PM2.5, PM10, NO2 and ozone (O3) air pollution is associated with more hospital admissions for lower respiratory tract infections in ...

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Researchers Identify Novel Immune Cells That May Worsen Asthma

Jan. 15, 2025 — Researchers have made an important discovery in the field of asthma research, identifying a new population of immune cells that may play a crucial role in the severity of asthma ...

Asthma and Antibiotic Use May Predict Nasal Polyp Recurrence After Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Feb. 4, 2025 — The probability of revision sinus surgery including the removal of nasal polyps is higher if the patient has asthma or is on antibiotics at the time ...

Molecular Basis of Food Allergy

Feb. 3, 2025 — A multi-institutional study has identified one of the allergens responsible for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), an inflammatory disease of the esophagus. This is the first time one of the allergens ...

Fewer Than 1% of U.S. Clinical Drug Trials Enroll Pregnant Participants, Study Finds

Jan. 21, 2025 — A new study found that pregnant women are regularly excluded from clinical drug trials that test for safety, raising concerns for the efficacy of ...

The Nose Knows: Nasal Swab Detects Asthma Type in Kids

Jan. 2, 2025 — A new, non-invasive nasal swab test for kids that diagnoses specific asthma subtype, or endotype, could help clinicians prescribe medications more precisely and pave the way for research toward ...

New Scan Method Unveils Lung Function Secrets

Dec. 25, 2024 — A new method of scanning lungs is able to show in real time how air moves in and out of the lungs as people take a breath in patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and ...

How a New Gut Microbe Drives the Gut-Lung Axis

Dec. 19, 2024 — A team has discovered a new communication pathway between the gut and lung. Their findings highlight how a little-known member of the gut microbiome reshapes the lung immune environment to have both ...

Unlocking Worm Strategies: A Path to Innovative Vaccines and Therapies

Dec. 9, 2024 — A research team has uncovered a molecular strategy employed by worm parasites (helminths) to evade host immune defenses. This discovery opens new avenues for the development of innovative vaccines ...

First New Treatment for Asthma Attacks in 50 Years

Nov. 27, 2024 — A recent trial finds an injection given during some asthma and COPD attacks is more effective than the current treatment of steroid tablets, reducing the need for further treatment by ...

High Exposure to Everyday Chemicals During Pregnancy Linked to Asthma Risk in Children

Nov. 19, 2024 — A new study sheds light on a potential link between exposure to certain everyday chemicals during pregnancy and the development of asthma in ...

Asthma May Place Children at Risk of Memory Difficulties

Nov. 11, 2024 — Asthma is associated with memory difficulties in children, and early onset of asthma may exacerbate memory deficits, according to a new ...

The Salton Sea -- An Area Rich With Lithium -- Is a Hot Spot for Child Respiratory Issues

Nov. 1, 2024 — Windblown dust from the shrinking Salton Sea harms the respiratory health of children living nearby, triggering asthma, coughing, wheezing and disrupted sleep, USC research shows. The problem is ...

Study Identifies How Ovarian Cancer Protects Itself, Paves Way for Improved Immunotherapy Approach

Oct. 30, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a way that ovarian cancer tumors manipulate their environment to resist immunotherapy and identified a drug target that could overcome that resistance. The study used a ...

Asthma and Fine Particulate Matter

Oct. 25, 2024 — Drawing on evidence involving about 25 million population worldwide, an international research team demonstrates that long-term exposure to ambient PM2.5 significantly increases the risk of asthma, ...

Burning Incense Can Pose Health Risks for Those With Allergies and Asthma

Oct. 24, 2024 — A new medically challenging case warns that, for those with allergies and asthma, health problems from burning incense can be a significant risk to adults and ...

Maternal Exercise During Pregnancy May Protect the Child Against Asthma

Oct. 10, 2024 — The risk of asthma in the child can be reduced by nearly half if the mother engages in active physical exercise at least three times a week during pregnancy, compared to a child of a mother who is ...

Genetic Analysis of 25,000 Chinese Mothers and Infants Reveals Unique Genes Associated With Disease Risk

Oct. 9, 2024 — Genome-wide association studies have great potential for advancing our understanding of the genetic background of diseases, but so far, few association studies have focused on maternal and newborn ...

Signs of Developing Asthma Are Evident in the First Year of Life

Sep. 26, 2024 — What factors lead to chronic respiratory disease? Researchers investigated this question using health data from about 780 infants. Their analysis shows that children's risk of developing asthma ...

Breastfeeding Is Crucial to Shaping Infant's Microbes and Promoting Lung Health

Sep. 19, 2024 — Human breast milk regulates a baby's mix of microbes, or microbiome, during the infant's first year of life. This in turn lowers the child's risk of developing asthma, a new study ...

Women With Asthma Are More Likely to Miscarry and Need Fertility Treatment

Sep. 10, 2024 — Women who are being treated for asthma are more likely to miscarry and need fertility treatment to get pregnant, according to a large study. However, the study also suggests that most women with ...

Experimental Blood Test Predicts Risk for Developing COPD, Other Severe Respiratory Diseases

Sep. 10, 2024 — A scientific team has created a preclinical blood test to identify adults most likely to develop severe respiratory conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The blood test ...

Gut Bacteria Influence Responses to Immunotherapy in Patients With Asbestos Related Cancer

Sep. 5, 2024 — A cancer study found that certain gut bacteria may influence whether or not a patient's immune system is successful in fighting mesothelioma, an aggressive form of ...

Smart Mask Monitors Breath for Signs of Health

Aug. 29, 2024 — Researchers have developed a prototype for a smart mask that can be used to monitor a range of medical conditions, including respiratory ailments, such as asthma, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Engineers Design Lookalike Drug Carrier to Evade Lung's Lines of Defense

Aug. 22, 2024 — Managing hard-to-treat respiratory illnesses like asthma and pulmonary fibrosis just got easier if a new drug-carrying molecule is as sneaky as its inventors ...

Season of Birth Is Associated With the Development of Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis

Aug. 14, 2024 — Being born in autumn or winter is associated with asthma and allergic rhinitis in Finland, a new registry-based study ...

Say 'Aah' and Get a Diagnosis on the Spot: Is This the Future of Health?

Aug. 13, 2024 — A computer algorithm has achieved a 98% accuracy in predicting different diseases by analyzing the color of the human tongue. The proposed imaging system can diagnose diabetes, stroke, anemia, ...

Recurrent Wheezing in Children Linked to 'Silent' Viral Infections

Aug. 8, 2024 — Nearly a quarter of children with recurrent wheezing have 'silent' lung infections that would be better treated with antiviral medications than commonly prescribed steroids that can carry ...

Asthma Emergencies Spike When Allergenic Pollen Blooms

Aug. 7, 2024 — A new study that tracks how many asthma-related emergency room visits result from pollen in metropolitan areas highlights the importance of knowing local plants and the need for developing ...

Warehousing Industry Increases Health-Harming Pollutants, Research Shows

July 24, 2024 — A new study shows an average 20-percent spike of nitrogen dioxide polluting the air for communities located near huge warehouses. And people of color are harder ...

Switching from Gas to Electric Stoves Cuts Indoor Air Pollution

July 22, 2024 — Switching from a gas stove to an electric induction stove can reduce indoor nitrogen dioxide air pollution, a known health hazard, by more than 50 percent according to new ...