UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH Children with poorly controlled asthma are three to six times more likely to be hospitalised with Covid-19 than those without the condition, research suggests. Experts advise that 5 to 17 year olds with poorly controlled asthma should be considered for vaccination to reduce the risk of infection and the spread of Covid-19...
Tag: <span>Asthma</span>
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The key to understanding asthma may lie in our body clock
Our body clock allows bodily processes to occur at certain times of the day, like eating, sleeping, and body temperature. But did you know that monitoring a person’s body clock (or circadian rhythm) could help diagnose and treat asthma? New research supported by Asthma UK, a charity which provides health advice and a helpline to...
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Biologic therapies available for pediatric patients with asthma
(HealthDay)—Biologic therapies are available for pediatric patients with asthma and allergic skin diseases, according to a clinical report published online Oct. 18 in Pediatrics. Heather Hoch De Keyser, M.D., from the University of Colorado Anschutz, and colleagues reviewed the current literature on biologics in the treatment of children with asthma and allergic skin disease. The authors note that...
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‘Headspace’ app could benefit people with asthma
by University of Bath (a) Proportion of participants who demonstrated a change in primary endpoint at 6 weeks, relevant to minimum clinically important difference (MCID). (b) Proportion of participants who demonstrated a change in primary endpoint at 3 months, relevant to minimum clinically important difference (MCID). Credit: DOI: 10.1007/s10865-021-00249-3 People with asthma given access to a popular mindfulness...
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Circadian Rhythm and Asthma
For hundreds of years, people have observed that asthma severity often worsens in the nighttime. One longstanding question has been to what degree the body’s internal circadian clock—as opposed to behaviors, such as sleep and physical activities—contributes to worsening of asthma severity. Harvard Medical School investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and researchers at Oregon Health and...
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Unique asthma therapy helps woman breathe easier
When Wendy Paige’s cough and shortness of breath didn’t go away, she knew it was more than just a cold. That was nearly 10 years ago, but she remembers the experience well. As a nurse technician working with hospice patients, Paige, now 57, was keenly aware of health issues – both hers and those of...
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Study explores why asthma worsens at night
by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For hundreds of years, people have observed that asthma severity often worsens in the nighttime. One longstanding question has been to what degree the body’s internal circadian clock—as opposed to behaviors, such as sleep and physical activities—contributes to worsening of asthma severity. Using two circadian protocols, investigators...
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Critics say a childhood asthma study unethically withheld care—and see a troubling trend
By Charles Piller Aug. 12, 2021 , 2:19 PM Juan Celedón, a respected pulmonary researcher at the University of Pittsburgh, wanted to address an urgent national problem. Severe asthma attacks send hundreds of thousands of U.S. children to the hospital every year. For decades, researchers have suspected extra vitamin D—essential for bone growth and healthy...
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Collagen stiffness plays role in asthma, could lead to targeted treatment
by American Physiological Society Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study finds that manipulating the stiffness of the collagen-based support structure of airway cells could lead to a new treatment for asthma. The study is published ahead of print in the Journal of Applied Physiology. Asthma is a respiratory condition that affects more than 300 million people...
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Release of serotonin from mast cells contribute to airway hyperresposivness in asthma
UPPSALA UNIVERSITY In asthma, the airways become hyperresponsive. Researchers from Uppsala University have found a new mechanism that contributes to, and explains, airway hyperresponsiveness. The results are published in the scientific journal Allergy. Some 10 per cent of Sweden’s population suffer from asthma. In asthmatics, the airways are hyperresponsive (overreactive) to various types of stimuli, such as cold...