Allergy/Asthma News

Dupilumab significantly improved asthma control and quality of life among children aged 6 to 11 years with uncontrolled moderate to severe asthma, researchers reported at the virtual European Respiratory Society International Congress.

A face-to-face school allergy training program improved self-reported preparedness among staff in management of children with severe food allergies, according to study results published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $180,000 predoctoral fellowship to a grad student at University of Massachusetts Amherst for allergy and food science research.

Reducing excess body fat and adjusting factors of metabolic syndrome can greatly lower the risk for lung disease among World Trade Center first responders, according to data in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Deficiencies in the CARMIL2 gene can lead to a variety of immunodeficiency complications, including cutaneous and respiratory allergies, necessitating clinician attention and further research, according to a study published in Allergy.

Patients with COPD and a history of asthma had a higher prevalence of elevated fractional exhaled nitric oxide levels compared with patients with COPD and no asthma history, according to new data published in Thorax.

In a new study, children with pneumonia diagnosed during infancy had an increased risk for asthma at age 4 years.

In a new study, airway microbiota composition was associated with duration of acute episodes of asthma-like symptoms and the effect of azithromycin treatment in young children.

Receiving clinical care for asthma in the 12 months before contracting COVID-19 or having a COPD history increased the risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes, according to a retrospective study.

African ancestry appeared strongly associated with readmission following an asthma-related hospital admission among children, according to study results published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.