Asthma News

Communities with warehouses were exposed to an average of 17.9% more nitrogen dioxide than other communities, according to a study published in Nature Communications.

Higher levels of urinary adrenal steroid metabolites during infancy were associated with lower odds for asthma at age 5 years, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Mepolizumab and benralizumab had similar safety profiles for patients with severe eosinophilic asthma despite their different mechanisms, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Asymptomatic rhinovirus lung infections may accompany severe recurrent wheeze in children, with granulocytic bronchoalveolitis and elevated inflammation, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Young children who experience more infections such as colds and pneumonia face greater risk for developing asthma later in childhood, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

SAN DIEGO — Nasal sampling revealed three asthma endotypes among minoritized youth that could be potential targets for treatment, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Doctors from across the world gathered at this year’s American Thoracic Society International Conference in San Diego to present research on various respiratory diseases and conditions.

SAN DIEGO — Patients with severe asthma experienced fewer exacerbations with 6 months of treatments with biologics, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

SAN DIEGO — Among patients hospitalized for COVID-19, those with asthma had much more severe outcomes than those who did not have asthma, according to a poster presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

SAN DIEGO — Bronchial epithelial gene expression did not differ between type 2 and non-type 2 pediatric asthma before or after rhinovirus infection, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.