July 29, 2024 by Dennis Thompson Peak asthma month is upon parents as summer draws to a close, experts warn. “September is known as Asthma Peak Month because kids have returned to school, and viruses are being passed around,” said allergist Dr. Gailen Marshall, president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. “September...
JUNE 24, 2024 by Chiba University Researchers identify G900-dependent mechanism of in vivo Th2 differentiation. Credit: Arifumi Iwata from Chiba UniversityAsthma patients experience respiratory distress due to allergens like house dust mites or pollen. However, the various triggers for asthma share a common pathway involving the release of proteins called type-2 cytokines by Type-2 helper...
Because of climate change, heat waves, storms, heavy rainfalls, and floods are now occurring in areas that seldom experienced these phenomena before. “Extreme weather events are rare, but in terms of their extent, duration, and scale, they are unusual. And they are increasing due to climate change,” said Andrea Elmer, MD, an internal medicine and...
Nathan L. Boyer, MD – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences DISCLOSURES March 04, 2022 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-in-class biologic tezepelumab-ekko as an add-on maintenance treatment to standard therapy for severe asthma in adults and children aged 12 years and older. The approval is based on results...
Peer-Reviewed Publication NANJING INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, MEE GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT.view more CREDIT: ECO-ENVIRONMENT & HEALTHIn the groundbreaking study published in the journal Eco-Environment & Health, researchers have made a pivotal discovery concerning asthma and allergic rhinitis (AR). This work underscores the critical roles of indoor microorganisms and metabolites, shedding new light on the environmental factors...
by Taylor & Francis Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Yoga and breathing control practices, in combination with aerobic training, are particularly key exercises for asthmatic people seeking to improve their lung function, a new peer-reviewed study suggests. The research which is published today in the journal Annals of Medicine highlights the importance of integrating appropriate exercise training into asthma management plans....
The CHILDhood Asthma Risk Tool (CHART) can identify children at high risk for asthma at as early as 3 years of age, according to a study published online Oct. 6 in JAMA Network Open. Myrtha E. Reyna, from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, and colleagues developed and evaluated the use of a symptom-based screening...
by NYU Langone Health Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Blocking the action of calcium signals in immune cells suppresses the most common form of asthma, but without compromising the body’s defenses against flu viruses, a new study finds. Led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, experiments showed that removing the gene for a calcium channel—specifically...
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER CLEVELAND–Many therapeutics for asthma and other obstructive lung diseases target the β2-adrenergic receptor (β2AR), a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that rapidly supports airway relaxation when stimulated. Yet, overuse of these agents is associated with adverse health outcomes, including death, which has limited their utility as frontline therapies. Now, a...
by Josh Barney, University of Virginia Credit: Emily Faith Morgan/University of Virginia A medication used to treat asthma and eczema can improve survival rates for patients with moderate to severe COVID-19, a clinical trial conducted at UVA Health suggests. UVA is the first to test this novel and promising approach to COVID-19 treatment. The study centered...
