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Emphysema rates higher among marijuana smokers than cigarette smokers

Airway inflammation and emphysema are more common in marijuana smokers than cigarette smokers, according to a study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.

15 Nov 2022

What is the role of adenoviruses in human health?

With advances in molecular biology informing recent developments in vaccinology, gene therapy, and other fields of medicine, human adenoviruses (HAdVs) have been of primary importance in medical research. A recent review looks at the promises of HAdVs, their potential dangers, and future challenges.

9 Nov 2022

Dietary inulin fiber can promote allergy-related type of inflammation in the gut and lungs

A type of dietary fiber called inulin, commonly used in health supplements and known to have certain anti-inflammatory properties, can also promote an allergy-related type of inflammation in the lung and gut, and other parts of the body, according to a preclinical study from researchers in the Friedman Center for Nutrition and Inflammation and Jill Roberts Institute for Inflammatory Bowel Disease at Weill Cornell Medicine and in the Boyce Thompson Institute on Cornell's Ithaca campus.

2 Nov 2022

Cat allergen immunotherapy works better and more quickly when combined with monoclonal antibody

An experimental approach to enhancing a standard cat allergy treatment made it more effective and faster acting, and the benefits persisted for a year after treatment ended, a study supported by the National Institutes of Health has found.

11 Oct 2022

New class of drugs can safely counter allergic asthma without creating vulnerability to infections

Blocking the action of calcium signals in immune cells suppresses the most common form of asthma, but without compromising the body's defenses against flu viruses, a new study finds.

7 Oct 2022

The compositional and functional diversity of the gut fungal microbiome

Researchers assessed the role of gut bacterial microbiome assembly and the gut mycobiome in relation to health, pathology, and clinical applications.

30 Sep 2022

Monoclonal antibody decreases asthma attacks by 27% in children and adolescents of color

A monoclonal antibody, mepolizumab, decreased asthma attacks by 27% in Black and Hispanic children and adolescents who have a form of severe asthma, are prone to asthma attacks and live in low-income urban neighborhoods, a National Institutes of Health clinical trial has found.

10 Aug 2022

Combination therapy regimen for cystic fibrosis is also beneficial to primary school-aged children

Cystic fibrosis remains an incurable genetic disorder which impairs lung function and significantly reduces life expectancy.

8 Aug 2022

NIH sponsors the trial of monoclonal antibody to prevent asthma exacerbations in urban youth

The National Institutes of Health has launched a clinical trial testing whether a monoclonal antibody, dupilumab, can reduce asthma attacks and improve lung function and asthma symptoms in children with poorly controlled allergic asthma who live in low-income urban neighborhoods.

2 Jun 2022

Discovery explains why patients with severe asthma are unresponsive to treatment

Patients with the most severe form of asthma produce special substances in their airways when taking medicine during an asthma attack that block the treatment from working, according to a study where Rutgers scientists collaborated with researchers at Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.

30 May 2022

Effects of diet on COVID-19 outcomes

A new study explores the effects of diet on COVID-19 outcomes.

5 May 2022

Unhealthy air increases the chances of catching COVID-19

A Swedish study published in the journal JAMA Network Open investigates the association between short-term exposure to air pollution and SARS-CoV-2 infection.

26 Apr 2022

Genetic risk for asthma may be mediated through altered gene expression in the airway cells

A significant amount of genetic risk for asthma is likely mediated through altered gene expression within the airway epithelium.

28 Mar 2022

Long-lasting immune activity in the airways may be the cause of persistent post-COVID-19 breathlessness

Long-lasting immune activity in the airways might be the cause of persistent breathlessness following COVID-19.

10 Mar 2022

Antibiotics provide no benefit in preventing recurrent wheezing in infants hospitalized with RSV

Antibiotics provide no benefit in preventing future recurrent wheezing in babies hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to a new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. And there is some evidence that antibiotics may make wheezing worse.

27 Feb 2022

Airway Inflammation News and Research

Emphysema rates higher among marijuana smokers than cigarette smokers

What is the role of adenoviruses in human health?

Dietary inulin fiber can promote allergy-related type of inflammation in the gut and lungs

Cat allergen immunotherapy works better and more quickly when combined with monoclonal antibody

New class of drugs can safely counter allergic asthma without creating vulnerability to infections

The compositional and functional diversity of the gut fungal microbiome

Monoclonal antibody decreases asthma attacks by 27% in children and adolescents of color

Combination therapy regimen for cystic fibrosis is also beneficial to primary school-aged children

NIH sponsors the trial of monoclonal antibody to prevent asthma exacerbations in urban youth

Discovery explains why patients with severe asthma are unresponsive to treatment

Effects of diet on COVID-19 outcomes

Unhealthy air increases the chances of catching COVID-19

Genetic risk for asthma may be mediated through altered gene expression in the airway cells

Long-lasting immune activity in the airways may be the cause of persistent post-COVID-19 breathlessness

Antibiotics provide no benefit in preventing recurrent wheezing in infants hospitalized with RSV

Bedfont Scientific Ltd receives FDA clearance for NObreath® FeNO monitor

Study demonstrates minimally invasive, aerosolized vaccine candidate to combat SARS-CoV-2

Spike-mediated CFTR inhibition accounts for airway inflammation in COVID-19

Study suggests myeloid cell dysregulation is a driver of COVID-19 severity

Role of leptin in immune modulation and pathophysiology of COVID-19

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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