Asthma and Respiratory Disorders News

WASHINGTON — Women with asthma had worse disease control and higher risks for exacerbations compared with men, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

WASHINGTON — Fractional exhaled nitric oxide represents a noninvasive marker of airway inflammation with good longitudinal fidelity among patients with severe asthma, according to data presented here.

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WASHINGTON — Pregnant women who have both asthma and obstructive sleep apnea have increased central airways resistance, but not increased peripheral airways resistance, according to a presentation here.

WASHINGTON — Patients with asthma experienced fast and substantial reductions in fractional exhaled nitric oxide with the SAR443765 bifunctional NANOBODY molecule, which blocks thymic stromal lymphopoietin and IL-13, according to a study.

WASHINGTON — A correlation between DeMeester scores and respiratory indicators approached statistical significance in patients with bronchodilator response and pathological gastroesophageal reflux disease.

WASHINGTON — Tezepelumab reduced annualized asthma exacerbation rates compared with placebo among patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma regardless of prior omalizumab use, according to study results.

WASHINGTON — Birth weight influences lung function and airway responsiveness beyond changes in lung size, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

WASHINGTON — Childhood Opportunity Index 2.0 scores better predicted whether children with asthma in urban areas will experience exacerbations compared with household income or parental education, according to published data.

WASHINGTON — Violence and maltreatment in childhood were linked to greater risk for asthma among patients with positive biomarkers of high Th2 immunity, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.