Novel study establishes that airways periostin is the expression of type 2 endotype severe asthma and helps identify which patients may benefit from newly developed treatments and improved quality of life, report researchers in the journal CHEST® Glenview, IL, October…
Asthma and Bacteria: Exposure May Help Body Beef Up Immunity, Study Says
Asthma and Bacteria: Exposure May Help Body Beef Up Immunity, Study Says The research was done in mice, but it supports the “hygiene hypothesis”: the idea that bacteria are needed to shape a healthy immune system, and that our bacteria-fearing…
Asthma Study: Getting Patients to Take Their Asthma Meds
Asthma Patients More Likely To Take Meds Under Physician Supervision Armed with the right information, physicians can play a stronger role in ensuring asthma patients don’t waver in taking drugs proven to prevent asthma attacks, according to researchers at Henry…
Asthma and Pseudomonas Bacteria
Allergic Inflammation and Asthma Possibly linked to Pseudomonas Bacteria Could some cases of asthma actually be caused by an allergic reaction to a common environmental bacteria? New research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that this is…
Asthma Risk and Birth Weight Reported
Accelerated infant growth increases risk of future asthma symptoms in children says study from The Generation R Study Group at Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands. According to the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine,…
Asthma Risk and Children Born by C-Section Study
Published reports in the American Journal of Epidemiology reflect that children delivered by Cesarean section appear to be at a slight increased risk of developing asthma by age 3. According to press reports, researchers analyzed data from more than 37,000…
Asthma Study Offers Clues to Why Some Don’t Benefit From Asthma Meds
Press reports reflect that almost half of patients with mild or moderate asthma may have a different type of disease than those with more severe symptoms, perhaps explaining why common treatments don’t work well for them, new research suggests. A…
Molecular Pathway, Asthma Inflammation and Future Treatment Options
Researchers Identify Molecular Pathway that leads to Inflammation in Asthma Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a molecular pathway that helps explain how an enzyme elevated in asthma patients can lead to increased mucus production…
Why Does Flu Trigger Asthma?
Why Does Flu Trigger Asthma? Study suggests new therapeutic targets for virally-induced asthma attacks When children with asthma get the flu, they often land in the hospital gasping for air. Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston have found a previously unknown…
Why Are Asthma Rates Soaring?
Why Are Asthma Rates Soaring? Researchers once blamed a cleaner world. Now they are not so sure Research into varying causes of asthma may eventually lead to new ideas on how to manage the condition. According to an article published…