Asthma News

December 6, 2023

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Clinical Trial Data Suggests Prenatal Vitamin D Reduces a Child's Risk of Asthma

Nov. 9, 2023 — A review of 15 years' worth of data found that vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy was linked to reduced rates of asthma and wheezing in children compared to standard prenatal ...

New Atrial Fibrillation Diagnosis May Increase Risk of Memory Decline

Oct. 25, 2023 — Atrial fibrillation (AF) diagnosis was associated with a 45% increased risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) among a cohort of 4.3 million individuals in the UK, according to a new ...

Specialized T Cells May Trigger Severe Asthma Attacks in Older Men

Oct. 23, 2023 — Scientists have uncovered a group of immune cells that may drive severe asthma. These cells gather in the lungs and appear to cause the most harm in men who develop asthma in later ...

New 'Subway Map' of Lyme Disease Pathways Identifies Potential New Treatment Targets

Oct. 19, 2023 — Scientists have developed a genome-scale metabolic model or 'subway map' of key metabolic activities of the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. Using this map, they have successfully identified two ...

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Could the Nerve Cells That Scratch Be the Solution for Itch?

Oct. 13, 2023 — It can be a relief to scratch the occasional itch, but when itch gets out of control, it can become a serious health problem. How does the body know when to ...

Mums Exposed to Air Pollution Give Birth to Smaller Babies, but Living in a Greener Area May Mitigate the Risks

Sep. 7, 2023 — Women exposed to air pollution give birth to smaller babies, according to new research. The research also shows that women living in greener areas ...

Study of Bacteria in Day Care Settings Reveals Links With Children's Lung Health

Sep. 12, 2023 — Particular combinations of bacteria found in dust at day care facilities have been linked to wheezing in young children. Wheezing in young children ...

Burning Candles and Fumes from Cooking Is Harmful for People With Mild Asthma

Aug. 31, 2023 — A new study shows that young individuals with even mild asthma should remember to turn ventilation all the way up when cooking or burning candles. ...

Common Origin Behind Major Childhood Allergies

Aug. 29, 2023 — Several major childhood allergies may all stem from the community of bacteria living in our gut, according to a new study. The research identifies gut microbiome features and early life influences ...

Despite Fears to the Contrary, Canadian Wildfire Smoke Exposure Was Not Much Worse Than a Bad Pollen Day in New York City

Aug. 23, 2023 — New Yorkers can apparently breathe a sigh of relief, at least for now. Their exposure to the smoke in June 2023 from Canadian wildfires led to only a ...

Exercise Training and Yoga Can Help Improve Lung Function in Adults With Asthma

Aug. 11, 2023 — Yoga and breathing control practices, in combination with aerobic training, are particularly key exercises for asthmatic people seeking to improve ...

While Resolving a Key Asthma Challenge, Researchers Also Create a New Method to Detect Proteins in Body Fluids and Other Materials

Aug. 1, 2023 — Based on decades of work to uncover the underlying mechanisms of asthma and other respiratory conditions, researchers have produced a simple, rapid ...

Food Allergy in Infancy Linked to Childhood Asthma and Reduced Lung Function

July 25, 2023 — Having a food allergy as a baby is linked to asthma and reduced lung function later in childhood, according to a new ...

Early Peanut Introduction Gaining Traction Among US Parents

July 21, 2023 — In 2017, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a dramatic reversal in its approach to peanut-allergy prevention, recommending parents expose their infants as young as four months old to ...

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Chicago's West Side Is Air Pollution Hotspot

Sep. 21, 2023 — The western edge of Chicago -- including the North and South Lawndale, East Garfield Park, Archer Heights and Brighton Park neighborhoods -- experiences up to 32% higher concentrations of nitrogen ...

New Research Shows Babies' Immunological Weak Spot and Strength

July 17, 2023 — Columbia researchers have found why babies are susceptible to repeated bouts of common respiratory infections--but also have a unique weapon to fight off new pathogens that healthy adults ...

Burns Take a Toll on Academic Outcomes

July 10, 2023 — A common childhood injury has been shown to slash school completion rates, adding to evidence that found being hospitalized can have a long-lasting effect on young ...

Blocking Immune System 'Messenger' May Treat Severe Asthma

June 12, 2023 — Asthma is more dangerous than many people realize. An estimated 10 Americans die every day from asthma, and the disease leads to around 439,000 hospitalizations and 1.3 million emergency room trips ...

Air Pollution from Oil and Gas Production Responsible for $77 Billion in Annual US Health Damages, Contributes to Thousands of Early Deaths, Childhood Asthma Cases Nationwide

May 8, 2023 — A new study found that air pollution from the oil and gas sector in the United States has substantial adverse impacts on air quality, human health, and health costs. The findings show that the ...

'Black Sheep' of Helper T Cells May Hold Key to Precision Allergy Treatment

May 3, 2023 — A new study sheds light on how a rare type of helper T cell, called Th9, can drive allergic disease, suggesting new precision medicine approaches to treating allergies in patients with high levels of ...

Researchers Help AI Express Uncertainty to Improve Health Monitoring Tech

Apr. 17, 2023 — A team of engineering and health researchers has developed a tool that improves the ability of electronic devices to detect when a human patient is coughing, which has applications in health ...

Your Baby's Gut Is Crawling With Unknown Viruses

Apr. 11, 2023 — Babies tumble about with more than 200 previously unknown viral families within their intestines. This large number comes as a surprise to researchers, who closely studied the diapers of 647 Danish ...

Respiratory Disease in Early Childhood Linked to Higher Risk of Early Death in Adulthood

Mar. 8, 2023 — Contracting a lower respiratory tract infection in early childhood is associated with a higher risk of dying from respiratory disease as an adult, according to new ...

Nerve--Immune Cell Interactions in the Lungs Drive the Development of Allergic Asthma

Feb. 27, 2023 — New research reveals how the relationship between nerves and immune cells in the lungs can contribute to the development of allergic ...

The Far-Reaching Consequences of Child Abuse

Feb. 24, 2023 — Adverse childhood experiences in mothers can affect their children's mental and physical health, as researchers report. The study found that maltreatment during a mother's childhood is ...

Children's Lung Capacity Improved in Cleaner Air

Feb. 23, 2023 — As air pollution in Stockholm has decreased, so has the lung capacity of children and adolescents has improved, a new study reports. The researchers consider the results important, since the lung ...

How Lung Cells Protect Themselves Against RNA Viral Infection

Feb. 22, 2023 — A new study uncovers how a protein, APOBEC3B, could protects cells against many different types of RNA viruses like respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), SARS-CoV2, influenza virus, poliovirus and ...

Nematodes Can Help Us Detect Indoor Air Impurities

Feb. 3, 2023 — Good quality indoor air is crucial to our well-being, while impurities in the air can compromise our working capacity and health. Researchers have developed a new method for measuring indoor air ...

Study Links Adoption of Electric Vehicles With Less Air Pollution and Improved Health

Feb. 2, 2023 — A team of researchers have now begun to document the actual impact of electric vehicle adoption in the first study to use real-world data to link electric cars, air pollution and health. Leveraging ...

'Living Medicine' Created to Tackle Drug-Resistant Lung Infections

Jan. 19, 2023 — Researchers demonstrate that a bacteria can be modified to act as 'living medicine' in the lung. The treatment significantly reduced acute lung infections in mice and doubled their survival ...

Specific Outdoor Air Pollutants Linked to Asthma Attacks in Urban Children

Jan. 4, 2023 — Moderate levels of two outdoor air pollutants, ozone and fine particulate matter, are associated with non-viral asthma attacks in children and adolescents who live in low-income urban areas. The ...

COVID-19 Booster Increases Durability of Antibody Response, Research Shows

Dec. 22, 2022 — A booster, researchers report, made for longer-lasting antibodies for all recipients, even those who have recovered from a COVID-19 ...

Researchers Find Missing Piece of the Asthma Puzzle

Dec. 9, 2022 — 'This is a very striking and significant result that essentially separates LIGHT from any of the other inflammatory cytokines that have been implicated in the process in severe ...

Salton Sea Dust Triggers Lung Inflammation, Research Finds

Dec. 8, 2022 — A mouse study has found that dust collected at sites near the Salton Sea in Southern California triggered lung neutrophil inflammation in mice -- an important direct demonstration that chronic ...

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Chicago's West Side Is Air Pollution Hotspot

Monday, July 17, 2023

New Research Shows Babies' Immunological Weak Spot and Strength

Monday, July 10, 2023

Burns Take a Toll on Academic Outcomes

Monday, June 12, 2023

Blocking Immune System 'messenger' May Treat Severe Asthma

Monday, May 8, 2023

Air Pollution from Oil and Gas Production Responsible for $77 Billion in Annual US Health Damages, Contributes to Thousands of Early Deaths, Childhood Asthma Cases Nationwide

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

'Black Sheep' Of Helper T Cells May Hold Key to Precision Allergy Treatment

Monday, April 17, 2023

Researchers Help AI Express Uncertainty to Improve Health Monitoring Tech

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Your Baby's Gut Is Crawling With Unknown Viruses

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Respiratory Disease in Early Childhood Linked to Higher Risk of Early Death in Adulthood

Monday, February 27, 2023

Nerve--Immune Cell Interactions in the Lungs Drive the Development of Allergic Asthma

Friday, February 24, 2023

The Far-Reaching Consequences of Child Abuse

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Children's Lung Capacity Improved in Cleaner Air

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

How Lung Cells Protect Themselves Against RNA Viral Infection

Friday, February 3, 2023

Nematodes Can Help Us Detect Indoor Air Impurities

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Study Links Adoption of Electric Vehicles With Less Air Pollution and Improved Health

Thursday, January 19, 2023

'Living Medicine' Created to Tackle Drug-Resistant Lung Infections

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Specific Outdoor Air Pollutants Linked to Asthma Attacks in Urban Children

Thursday, December 22, 2022

COVID-19 Booster Increases Durability of Antibody Response, Research Shows

Friday, December 9, 2022

Researchers Find Missing Piece of the Asthma Puzzle

Thursday, December 8, 2022

Salton Sea Dust Triggers Lung Inflammation, Research Finds

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Persistent Asthma Linked to Increased Buildup of Plaque in Arteries Leading to the Brain

Thursday, November 17, 2022

The Body's Own Cannabinoids Widen the Bronchial Tubes

Thursday, November 10, 2022

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Monday, October 10, 2022

Previously Deployed Military Personnel Show Retained Dust in Lungs

Friday, October 7, 2022

Experimental Treatment Approach Counters Allergic Asthma Without Weakening Flu Defenses

Thursday, October 6, 2022

Simple New Tool Allows Primary Caregivers to Detect Young Kids at High Risk of Asthma

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Thursday, September 22, 2022

Cancer and Diabetes Aren't the Only Conditions Driving Medical Debt

Friday, September 16, 2022

Infants, Young Children Finally Get Relief from Eczema's Terrible Itch

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Second-Hand Smoke a Possible Asthma Risk for Future Generations, Study Finds

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Scientists Discovers Bacteria Previously Thought Harmless Can Worsen Existing Lung Disease

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Psychological Distress Before COVID-19 Infection Increases Risk of Long COVID

Thursday, August 18, 2022

Key Mechanisms of Airway Relaxation in Asthma

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Oil Spill Cleanup Workers More Likely to Have Asthma Symptoms

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Eczema Treatment Cuts Risk of Death from COVID-19, Study Suggests

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Potential Long-Term Treatment for Asthma Found

Friday, August 5, 2022

Ragweed Allergy: Aggressiveness of Pollen Is Determined by Its Place of Origin and by the Environment

Thursday, August 4, 2022

Pediatric Obesity Is a Complex Condition With Multiple Subtypes

Thursday, July 28, 2022

Early Exposure to Antibiotics Can Cause Permanent Asthma and Allergies

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Hospital Readmissions for Asthma on the Rise Among Children

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Researchers Propose Widespread Banking of Stool Samples for Fecal Transplants Later in Life

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Mugwort Allergy: Study Creates Basis for Vaccine

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Children Who Had Bronchitis Linked to Adult Lung Problem

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

More Than a Quarter of People With Asthma Still Over-Using Rescue Inhalers, Putting Them at Increased Risk of Severe Attacks

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Food Allergy Is Associated With Lower Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Monday, May 30, 2022

Scientists Solve Long-Standing Mystery: Why Do Some Asthma Patients Respond Poorly to Treatment?

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Longer Duration of Exclusive Breastfeeding Has Protective Effect on Childhood Asthma

Monday, May 23, 2022

New Research May Explain Unexpected Effects of Common Painkillers

Monday, May 9, 2022

Stopping Lung Damage Before It Turns Deadly

Thursday, April 21, 2022

Can a Messenger Substance Considered to Be Inflammatory Alleviate Asthma Symptoms?

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Monday, March 28, 2022

Genetic Risk for Asthma Comes from Changes in Airway Cells, Study Finds

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Novel Therapy Could Help People With Asthma, COPD, Cystic Fibrosis and Cancer-Related Lung Disease

Monday, March 21, 2022

Researchers Studying Ways to Ease Asthma Symptoms Caused by Seasonal Allergies

Friday, March 18, 2022

Higher Exposure to Bisphenol A in the Womb Associated With Increased Risk for Asthma and Wheezing in School-Age Girls

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Longer, More Intense Allergy Seasons Could Result from Climate Change

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Ongoing 'immune Injuries' Might Cause Persistent Breathlessness After COVID-19

Monday, February 28, 2022

Antibiotic Doesn’t Prevent Future Wheezing in Babies Hospitalized With RSV

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Undernourished Infants at Risk for Lung Restriction, Weaker Health as Adults, Study Finds

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Minimizing Long-Term Lung Damage in COVID Patients

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Warm Season and Emergency Department Visits to US Children’s Hospitals

Friday, January 7, 2022

How Exercise Interventions Could Help People With Asthma

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Roundworm Linked to Lower Lung-Function and Asthma in Younger Males

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Better Identification of Sesame in Food Packaging Needed to Avoid Anaphylaxis

Friday, December 10, 2021

Melatonin Exacerbates Asthma, Study Finds

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Monday, November 8, 2021

Study Offers Insights on Why the Elderly Are More Susceptible to COVID-19

Friday, November 5, 2021

Increased Frequency of Eating Eggs in Infancy Associated With Decreased Egg Allergy Later on

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Lung Capacity Tests Found to Be Accurate Precursor of Co-Morbidities

Monday, November 1, 2021

Mother’s Weight Before – Not Gained During – Pregnancy Has Impact on Development of Allergic Diseases

Saturday, October 30, 2021

New Study Shows Environmental and Social Factors Contribute to Higher Rates of Pneumonia in Children

Thursday, October 28, 2021

Severe Asthma Symptoms Worsen When Treated With Psoriasis Medicine, Study Finds

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Fermented Soybeans Suppress Asthma-Induced Airway Inflammation

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Biomarker Discovery Can Lead to Improved Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma and COPD

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Common Respiratory Virus Manipulates Immune Genes to Protect Itself

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

New Study Reveals Lung Cell Roles in Pulmonary Immunity

Monday, October 4, 2021

When the Western US Burns, the East Also Gets Sick

Thursday, September 30, 2021

Allergic Stimulation Activates Mast Cell Precursor Cells

Monday, September 20, 2021

Little Research Available on the Long-Term Effects of Tear Gas Use

Friday, September 17, 2021

Allergies to mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccines Rare, Generally Mild, Study Finds

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Firefighter Exposure to Wildfire Smoke Compounds Varies, Depending on Duties

Monday, September 6, 2021

Study Explores Why Asthma Worsens at Night

Thursday, September 2, 2021

Decades After Toxic Exposure, 9/11 First Responders May Still Lower Their Risk of Lung Injury

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Why Do Short-Lived Lung Infections Lead to Long-Lasting Lung Damage?

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Tiny Bubbles: Treating Asthma With Gene Silencing Nanocapsules

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Computational Evaluation of Drug Delivery Reveals Room for Inhalers Improvement