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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.

Food allergies' broad impact on quality of life demands greater awareness

Review article in Frontiers in Nutrition examines the multifaceted impacts of food allergies on individuals' economic, psychological, and social quality of life, highlighting the need for increased awareness and support for affected people.

28 Mar 2024

Innovative study on asthma inflammation funded by NIH/NIAID grant

In a significant stride for respiratory medicine, Lundquist Institute (TLI) investigator Nicholas Jendzjowsky, PhD, has been awarded a prestigious grant from the National Institute of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID).

21 Mar 2024

Second-hand vape smoke linked to more asthma symptoms in kids

Study in the journal Children explored the impact of second-hand e-cigarette smoke on children with asthma, suggesting increased symptomatic days despite no significant difference in clinical intervention needs, underscoring the importance of awareness about e-cigarette smoke's potential harms.

20 Mar 2024

Climate change heats up fungal threats worldwide

Review in The Lancet Microbe discusses how rising global temperatures enable fungi to adapt, becoming more thermotolerant and expanding into new areas, which may lead to an increased emergence of novel pathogens impacting socially vulnerable groups the most.

20 Mar 2024

New schools in England face pollution peril

Study uncovers high pollution levels at new school sites in England, surpassing WHO guidelines, raising concerns about children's health and the need for policy reforms to ensure safer environments.

20 Mar 2024

Unique bacteria colonize the gut shortly after birth and make serotonin to educate gut immune cells

A recent study revealed that neonatal gut bacteria produce serotonin and down-regulate monoamine oxidase A (MOA) to limit serotonin breakdown, thereby promoting immune tolerance.

20 Mar 2024

Air pollution in Austin neighborhoods raises asthma-related ER visits, study finds

Air pollution in Austin neighborhoods is linked to an increased rate of asthma-related trips to the emergency room (ER), especially in areas with a high proportion of Black and Latinx residents, according to a new study by researchers at Dell Medical School and the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin.

19 Mar 2024

Researchers find link between gut bacteria and the success of milk-allergy oral immunotherapy

Researchers led by Hiroshi Ohno at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan have discovered a link between gut bacteria and the success of milk-allergy oral immunotherapy.

14 Mar 2024

Multiple atmospheric pollutants may be triggering asthma symptoms among children

Exposure to several combinations of toxic atmospheric pollutants may be triggering asthma symptoms among children, a recent analysis suggests.

13 Mar 2024

Study highlights potential therapeutic target for immune-related disorders

A new study highlights a potential therapeutic target for immune-related disorders, such as multiple sclerosis and asthma.

11 Mar 2024

Researchers explore the role of vitamin A in pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders

A Newcastle research team has been exploring the role of vitamin A in the pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders.

11 Mar 2024

Food insecurity fuels fatty liver disease in Latinx kids

For Latinx kids, unreliable access to food at age 4 raises the odds of having fatty liver disease later in childhood by nearly four times, a new UC San Francisco-led study found.

9 Mar 2024

Association of volatile aromatic compounds in blood with hearing impairment

The impact of benzene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BEX) exposure on auditory health.

1 Mar 2024

Early exposure to air pollution tied to higher childhood asthma risk, disparities worsen impact

Study links early-life exposure to air pollution with increased childhood asthma risk, emphasizing stronger effects in socio-economically disadvantaged and Black children due to individual and community factors.

29 Feb 2024

Consistent Evidence Links Ultra-Processed Food To Over 30 Damaging Health Outcomes

Consistent evidence shows that higher exposure to ultra-processed foods is associated with an increased risk of 32 damaging health outcomes including cancer, major heart and lung conditions, mental health disorders, and early death.

29 Feb 2024

AI-based technology unlocks secrets of myasthenic-congenital syndromes

An international team of scientists led by ICREA researcher and Director of the Life Sciences Department at the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS), Alfonso Valencia, has developed a technology based on artificial intelligence (AI) for the study of minority diseases and has successfully applied it to identify the possible causes of the appearance of what are known as myasthenic-congenital syndromes, a group of rare inherited disorders that limit the ability to move and cause varying degrees of muscle weakness in patients.

28 Feb 2024

Poorly controlled asthma linked to excessive greenhouse gas emissions, study finds

Patients whose asthma is poorly controlled have eight times excess greenhouse gas emissions compared with those whose condition is well controlled—equivalent to that produced by 124,000 homes each year in the UK—indicates the first study of its kind, published online in the journal Thorax.

28 Feb 2024

An Arm and a Leg: Wait, is Insulin cheaper now?

Pharmaceutical companies that manufacture insulin made headlines last year when they voluntarily agreed to provide discount cards that lower the monthly cost of insulin for many people to $35.

28 Feb 2024

Fenugreek seeds: A superfood for health and wellness, says new review

Research highlights the dietary significance and potential applications of fenugreek seeds, emphasizing their role in disease prevention, chronic condition management, and providing nutritional value, including their ability to reduce blood sugar and cholesterol levels.

27 Feb 2024

Omalizumab boosts tolerance to multiple food allergies, study finds

A study in The New England Journal of Medicine shows omalizumab increases allergen tolerance in individuals with multiple food allergies, offering a promising standalone treatment option.

26 Feb 2024

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Food allergies' broad impact on quality of life demands greater awareness

Innovative study on asthma inflammation funded by NIH/NIAID grant

Second-hand vape smoke linked to more asthma symptoms in kids

Climate change heats up fungal threats worldwide

New schools in England face pollution peril

Unique bacteria colonize the gut shortly after birth and make serotonin to educate gut immune cells

Air pollution in Austin neighborhoods raises asthma-related ER visits, study finds

Researchers find link between gut bacteria and the success of milk-allergy oral immunotherapy

Multiple atmospheric pollutants may be triggering asthma symptoms among children

Study highlights potential therapeutic target for immune-related disorders

Researchers explore the role of vitamin A in pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders

Food insecurity fuels fatty liver disease in Latinx kids

Association of volatile aromatic compounds in blood with hearing impairment

Early exposure to air pollution tied to higher childhood asthma risk, disparities worsen impact

Consistent Evidence Links Ultra-Processed Food To Over 30 Damaging Health Outcomes

AI-based technology unlocks secrets of myasthenic-congenital syndromes

Poorly controlled asthma linked to excessive greenhouse gas emissions, study finds

An Arm and a Leg: Wait, is Insulin cheaper now?

Fenugreek seeds: A superfood for health and wellness, says new review

Omalizumab boosts tolerance to multiple food allergies, study finds

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