Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In recent years, we have made significant strides in our understanding of the pathogenesis of asthma. As a ...

A recent study published in Frontiers in Immunology discussed how injury and abnormal repair of the airway epithelium drive chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. Study: Mechanisms ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers examined the role of specific gut microbes in the secretion of cytokines by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), monocyte-derived ...

Two monoclonal antibodies directed toward different interleukin (IL) targets produced wildly different results in randomized phase II trials involving asthma. On the plus side, an IL-33 inhibitor ...

Asthma is characterized by eosinophilic airway inflammation and elevated serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels. Due to these pathologic features, the foundation of asthma treatment has historically been ...

Predisposing factors (genetic profile, stress, and age), dietary and lifestyle choices, and inflammatory mechanisms all contribute to the hypertensive asthmatic phenotype. These factors may be ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved tezepelumab-ekko (Tezspire) as a first in class treatment for severe asthma in adults and pediatric patients aged 12 years and older. It is not ...

SAN DIEGO -- Treatment with an investigational oral Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor was associated with numerical decreases in loss of asthma control (LOAC) events for patients with poorly ...

Asthma isn’t always a quick and easy diagnosis in children. According to a 2014 task force assembled by the American Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Society, pediatric severe asthma can ...