Top in allergy/asthma: Type 2 inflammation impacts the heart; sleep affects asthma control
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Researchers found a significant association between type 2 inflammation and asthma and an increased risk for coronary artery disease.
Higher eosinophil counts also were significantly associated with coronary artery disease, according to Christa McPhee, MD, a pulmonary and critical care medicine fellow in the division of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and colleagues. It was the top story in allergy/asthma last week.
The second top story was about a study that detailed the potential adverse effects of sleep and mood disorders on asthma control.
Read these and more top stories in allergy/asthma below:
Asthma, type 2 inflammation associated with coronary artery disease
Type 2 inflammation and asthma were significantly associated with higher risk for coronary artery disease, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference. Read more.
Sleep, mood disorders may negatively impact asthma control
People with asthma who also have underlying insomnia, depression and obstructive sleep apnea see a negative impact in asthma control, according to a study published in Journal of Asthma. Read more.
Black, Hispanic patients with asthma experience more exacerbations, hospitalizations
Black and Hispanic asthma patients reported a higher incidence of asthma exacerbations than white patients, data show. Read more.
Changes in antibody levels may predict outgrowing of peanut allergies in children
A decrease in peanut specific IgE and specific IgG4 and Ara h 2 over time were associated with natural resolution of peanut allergy in a third of children by age 10 years, according to a study published in Allergy. Read more.
Dupilumab associated with significant reductions in mucus plugging, volume
Patients with asthma experienced significant reductions in mucus airway plugging and mucus volume with dupilumab, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference. Read more.