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Asthma is a common inflammatory disease affecting the airways that leads to shortness of breath, coughing and wheezing. Symptoms range from mild to severe but are generally manageable with appropriate treatment.

Rare immune cell may prove to be potent weapon in fighting against cancer

One of the rarest of immune cells, unknown to scientists a decade ago, might prove to be a potent weapon in stopping cancer from spreading in the body, according to new research from the University of British Columbia.

23 Feb 2018

Respiratory disease patients with arthritis struggle to use complex inhalers

Respiratory disease patients with arthritis could struggle to manage their conditions because their inhalers are too fiddly for them to use, University of Bath research has found.

23 Feb 2018

Asthmatics have lower degree of DNA methylation in certain immune cells

Children with asthma have epigenetic DNA changes in certain cells of their immune system, a major international study involving researchers at Karolinska Institutet shows. The finding, which is presented in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, can one day lead to improved diagnostics and treatment.

23 Feb 2018

Duke researchers show how to retrain immune system of peanut-allergy mice

Treating food allergies might be a simple matter of teaching the immune system a new trick, researchers at Duke Health have found.

21 Feb 2018

Early childhood immune signature predicts risk of developing asthma later on

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease driven by the interplay of genetics, environmental factors and a diverse cast of immune cells.

19 Feb 2018

Women exposed to cleaning products suffer decreased lung function, finds study

A new study has found that females who use cleaning products at home or are employed as cleaners are more prone to the risks of deteriorated lung function than women who do not clean.

16 Feb 2018

Major review suggests link between female sex hormones and allergies, asthma

Fluctuations in female sex hormones could play a role in the development of allergies and asthma, a major review of evidence suggests.

15 Feb 2018

Women using short-acting asthma relievers take longer to become pregnant, study shows

Women with asthma who only use short-acting asthma relievers take longer to become pregnant than other women, according to international research led by the University of Adelaide.

15 Feb 2018

New tool measures cell strength 100 times faster than current technologies

Engineers, doctors and scientists at UCLA and Rutgers University have developed a tool that measures the physical strength of individual cells 100 times faster than current technologies.

12 Feb 2018

AMU researchers design new, intelligent stethoscope

AMU team of researchers led by dr Honorata Hafke-Dys from AMU Institute of Acoustics (Faculty of Physics), have designed a new and intelligent stethoscope.

12 Feb 2018

Simple question could help clinicians better understand women and infants' health, study suggests

"Have you ever been sexually active for a year or more without using contraception and becoming pregnant?" A study by George Mason University's Dean of the College of Health and Human Services, Dr. Germaine M. Buck Louis, and colleagues from the University at Albany and Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development suggests that asking this question could help clinicians better understand women and infants' health.

9 Feb 2018

Pilot study tests home hospital model for acutely ill adults in the U.S.

A pilot study by investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital reimagines the best place to care for select, acutely ill adults.

8 Feb 2018

Cleaner shipping fuels will result in reduction of childhood asthma, study finds

Marine shipping fuels will get a whole lot cleaner in 2020 when a regulation by the International Maritime Organization requires fuels to contain 80-86 percent less sulfur.

7 Feb 2018

Vitamin A-enriched cattle fodder is the key to protect against cow's milk allergy

A real milk allergy occurs in about three to five percent of European children and more rarely in adults. The disease is different from lactose intolerance, in which a lack of the enzyme lactase results in the inability to properly break down lactose, a sugar found in milk products.

6 Feb 2018

Evolve BioSystems collaborates with King's College London to improve gut health in C-section delivered infants

Evolve BioSystems, Inc., a leader in advancing infant nutrition and health through restoration of the gut microbiome, announced today a collaboration with King's College London to study the effects of the probiotic Evivo (Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis) in improving gut health in Caesarean-section delivered infants.

6 Feb 2018

Scientists discover the genetic cause of immune disorders

Scientists from the Cincinnati Children’s have successfully identified a gene mutation that affects T cell function and promotes immune disorders.

1 Feb 2018

Houston Methodist researchers have new explanation for why airways close during asthma attacks

Houston Methodist researchers have a new explanation for what causes the lungs' airways to close during asthma attacks.

31 Jan 2018

Scientists discover how gene mutation affects T cell function to promote immune disorders

Scientists discovered how a gene mutation affects T cell function to promote immune disorders and then tested a treatment based on the discovery - successfully fixing donated immune cells from a 16-year-old boy with an abnormally low level of white blood cells called lymphopenia.

30 Jan 2018

Treating domestic violence as a medical problem

Fanny Ortiz, a mother of five who lives just east of downtown Los Angeles, spent nearly a decade married to a man who controlled her and frequently threatened her. Then, she said, his abuse escalated. "He would physically hit me in the face, throw me on the wall," she recalled.

29 Jan 2018

Report details the impact of e-cigarettes on health

The latest report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine presents a comprehensive study of effects of electronic cigarettes on humans.

26 Jan 2018