Asthma and Respiratory Disorders News

Children attending daycare centers with a dust microbiota profile of Streptococcus and Lactococcus faced an increased likelihood for wheezing, according to a presentation at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

A multi-organizational panel has developed a working definition for clinical remission in asthma, according to a paper published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

An FDA panel voted unanimously against the efficacy of oral phenylephrine, an ingredient in many nasal decongestants sold over the counter to treat colds and allergy symptoms.

Patients with severe asthma achieved clinical remission based on a four-component definition with 52 weeks of mepolizumab, according to an abstract presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

Adults with asthma who also had laryngeal hypersensitivity had a greater symptom burden during the 2019 to 2020 landscape fires in Australia, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Infants with more mature microbiota had less allergy-related wheeze or asthma in early childhood, according to an abstract presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

Indoor air pollution caused by fumes from cooking and candles can cause irritation and inflammation as well as DNA damage in young individuals with mild asthma, according to a study published in Particle and Fibre Toxicology.

DNA methylation among newborns was associated with asthma acquisition in adolescence, partially mediated by pre-adolescent atopy, according to a letter published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy.

Pregnant women who lived near forests and parks had reduced odds for low birth weight, which may also decrease the risk for poor infant lung health, according to a presentation at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

Children who lived in inner cities and had high levels of IL-6 in their plasma appeared more likely to also have greater asthma symptoms, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.