Asthma News

High levels of exposure to fine particulate matter during specific prenatal and postnatal developmental windows may increase the risk for childhood asthma and wheezing, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

Prenatal antibiotic exposure appeared linked to increased susceptibility to childhood asthma and diseases implicated in the atopic march, including wheeze, eczema/dermatitis and allergic rhinitis, according to a review published in Allergy.

Rates of overprescribing of short-acting beta agonist asthma inhalers remain high and vary significantly among practices, according to new data published in the British Journal of General Practice.

Patients with asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and atopic dermatitis experienced transient increases in eosinophil counts following treatment with dupilumab, according to study results.

Severe exacerbations that occur early in the course of asthma impacted the course of the disease and risk for subsequent exacerbations in children and adults, researchers reported in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

A new study identified eight signals for asthma-COPD overlap that researchers said appear to represent loci that predispose patients to type 2 inflammation and thus serious long-term consequences of asthma, researchers reported in Chest.

Constant-load exercise and high-intensity interval training improved aerobic fitness in adults with moderate to severe asthma, although the latter method offered more benefits, according to a recent study.

Researchers identified 29 genes in the nasal airway epithelium of adolescents that correlated with obesity-related asthma, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

Factors such as administration setting and demographics impacted adherence to biologic treatment among patients with moderate to severe asthma, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

The NIH launched a clinical trial to assess whether dupilumab can reduce asthma exacerbations and improve lung function and symptoms in children with poorly controlled allergic asthma in low-income urban areas.