Asthma
Gut microbiota associated with higher asthma rates among Black children with food allergy
Variations in gut microbiota between Black children and white children may have a role in higher rates of asthma among Black children who have food allergy, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Patients prioritize short-term improvements over long-term risks in asthma care
Patients with asthma preferred convenient management options that prioritized decreases in short-term morbidity over long-term goals, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
Premenopausal bilateral oophorectomy linked to risk for chronic conditions in midlife
A history of premenopausal bilateral oophorectomy, especially when younger than 46 years, increased the odds of arthritis, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea and bone fractures, researchers reported in Menopause.
Dupilumab improves lung function responder rates in children with asthma
More children with asthma who were treated with dupilumab than placebo met criteria as responders in percent predicted FEV1 measurements, according to an abstract presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.
S. aureus enterotoxin sensitization associated with asthma outcomes
By measuring specific IgE against Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin, physicians may identify patients with more asthma exacerbations, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
Digital inhaler improves short-term medication adherence, long-term asthma control
Electronic monitoring devices supported short-term adherence to asthma medication, with sustained improvements in asthma control, according to an abstract presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.
Bacteria in dust of daycare centers linked to likelihood for childhood wheeze
Children attending daycare centers with a dust microbiota profile of Streptococcus and Lactococcus faced an increased likelihood for wheezing, according to a presentation at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.
Workgroup releases consensus definition for clinical remission in asthma on treatment
A multi-organizational panel has developed a working definition for clinical remission in asthma, according to a paper published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
Wildfires have greater impact on patients with asthma, laryngeal hypersensitivity
Adults with asthma who also had laryngeal hypersensitivity had a greater symptom burden during the 2019 to 2020 landscape fires in Australia, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
Mature microbiomes in infancy associated with less wheeze in early childhood
Infants with more mature microbiota had less allergy-related wheeze or asthma in early childhood, according to an abstract presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.