Recent research highlights a significant connection between eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDs) and atopic conditions such as asthma, eczema, and allergic rhinitis. EGIDs, which include disorders like eosinophilic esophagitis, gastritis, and…
A groundbreaking development in respiratory medicine has emerged with the launch of a first-of-its-kind inhaler designed for conditions beyond the traditional scope of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). …
In 2014 the U.S. experienced a nationwide outbreak of EV-D68, raising concerns about children’s respiratory health. Acute flaccid myelitis disease (AFM) also spiked. EV-D68 is defined as a group of…
A recent lab study led to an improved understanding of asthma and its mechanisms of action. The co-senior author of the study, Professor Chris Brightling and his colleagues at the…
The Phase 2 EXHALE-1 clinical trial, initiated by clinical-stage biotechnology company Areteia Therapeutics, Inc. ("Areteia"), sought to understand how safe, effective, and well-tolerated dexpramipexole was in reducing symptoms of…
A recent study published in Nature and Science of Sleep looked at asthma and its possible connection to narcolepsy, actually finding indications that an asthma diagnosis raises the risk of…
Eosinophilic asthma is a rare and often severe form of asthma which can be difficult to treat. Because of this, many patients with eosinophilic asthma experience diminished quality of life…
In a press release shared at UEG week Virtual 2020, researchers shared a new study conducted over nearly two decades which found that people who’d had asthma or an allergy…
One key struggle with managing rare diseases or other health conditions is finding the right treatment option. While bronchiectasis is usually treated with antibiotics and chest physiotherapy, there seems…
Arguably, our entire year has been dominated by discussions of COVID-19, a novel coronavirus resulting in 28.3 million cases and 911,000 deaths across the globe. In the United States alone,…
Babraham and Wellcome Sanger Institutes partnered in a major research project and discovered a connection between the genome’s non-protein coding ‘dark matter’ region and autoimmune or allergic diseases. A…
You've most likely heard of COVID-19. Although the numbers seem to constantly be growing, the current amount of diagnoses sits at just about 2.1 million people. In many articles, you'll…
According to Healio, a recent study has found that patients with ovaries who have asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at a higher risk of developing rheumatoid…
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1AD) shares similarities with asthma, which leads to it often being misdiagnosed as asthma. This misdiagnosis leads to insufficient treatment. Toronto Western Hospital's Asthma and Airways…
Researchers at Northern Arizona University (NAU) are using microbial sequencing to better understand the causes of airway inflammatory diseases, including chronic rhinosinutsitis and cystic fibrosis. They hope that by studying…
A study by the Sotiria Chest Diseases Hospital in Athens Greece revealed a surprising new link between asthma and bronchiectasis. Visit bronchiecstasisnewstoday.com to read the full article and study results.…
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