Lung Function

Adults with moderate to severe uncontrolled asthma experienced reductions in mucus plug scores with tezepelumab, according to a study published in NEJM Evidence.

Fulfilling criteria for suspected bronchiectasis raised the risk for all-cause mortality among adults with a smoking history, even if they had normal lung function, according to results published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Idrevloride in combination with hypertonic saline for 28 days resulted in better lung function vs. hypertonic saline alone in primary ciliary dyskinesia, according to a European Respiratory Society International Congress presentation.

Patients with sarcoidosis receiving 40 mg per day of prednisolone had comparable rates of treatment failure and adverse effects to patients receiving 20 mg per day, according to a European Respiratory Society International Congress presentation.

Receiving an oral lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 antagonist for 26 weeks lowered the rate of percent predicted FVC decline in progressive pulmonary fibrosis, according to a European Respiratory Society International Congress presentation.

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.

Patients with COPD who underwent autologous transplantation of lung progenitor cells had improved gas exchange capacity, quality of life and walking distance, according to study results.

Among adults with asthma, several exercises, such as yoga and breathing training plus aerobic training, improved measures of lung function, according to results published in Annals of Medicine.

Adults with asthma who participated in exercise programs including breathing, aerobic, relaxation and yoga training experienced improvements in lung function, according to a review published in Annals of Medicine.

Lower vitamin K levels appeared associated with declines in lung function measures and greater risk for self-reported COPD, asthma and wheezing, according to study results published in ERJ Open Research.