Allergy/Asthma News

Dupilumab and benralizumab both improved sense of smell in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, and benralizumab also decreased nasal blockage, according to results of two studies.

Preserved ratio impaired spirometry is a common lung function trait associated with breathlessness, multimorbidity and increased mortality risk, researchers reported in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

Among patients with severe asthma and the highest expenditures prior to treatment, mepolizumab reduced asthma exacerbations, oral corticosteroid use and related costs, according to research presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

Milk from Old Order Mennonite mothers contained higher levels of antibodies against allergens compared with that of mothers in urban and suburban Rochester, New York, according to a cross-sectional study in Frontiers in Immunology.

Exposure to certain air pollutant mixtures appeared significantly associated with more severe asthma in children, according to results of a machine learning-based analysis published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Human influence has had an unequivocal impact on Earth’s climate, causing significant changes that threaten people’s security and physical and mental health, according to a landmark report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Mark Corbett, MD, an allergist with Family Allergy & Asthma in Louisville, Kentucky, will be installed as president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology during its annual meeting scheduled for Nov. 4 to 8 in New Orleans.

Risankizumab appeared to worsen severe asthma symptoms compared with placebo, according to results of a randomized phase 2a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Treatment with itepekimab resulted in a lower incidence of events indicating loss of asthma control and improved lung function in adults with moderate to severe asthma, according to new phase 2 data.

Patients with atopic dermatitis had a higher incidence of fractures, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.