New research from the La Jolla Institute for Immunology has brought a novel, long-term treatment for severe asthma a step closer. Building on a decade of work, the new findings present a potential way ...

Adolescents with overweight or obesity and asthma taking a GLP-1 agent had less risk of asthma exacerbations compared with ...

Asthma is not commonly recognized as a dangerous disease, however, about 10 Americans die each day from it. In addition, about 440,000 hospitalizations and 1.3 million emergency room trips result from ...

Scientists have discovered that an inflammatory cytokine known as LIGHT is a major factor in the deadly airway damage that can affect people with severe asthma. This research has suggested that such ...

A new study by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital reveals the mechanisms behind severe inflammation in asthma. The findings demonstrate that prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), a naturally occurring ...

People with asthma are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, a study has found, while type 2 diabetics are also twice as likely to develop asthma. The mechanisms that link the two conditions “remain ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND--Many therapeutics for asthma and other obstructive lung diseases target the β 2-adrenergic receptor (β 2 AR), a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that rapidly supports airway relaxation ...

Children conceived through assisted reproductive technology (ART) were modestly more likely to develop asthma, allergic ...

In asthma, the airways become hyperresponsive. Researchers from Uppsala University have found a new mechanism that contributes to, and explains, airway hyperresponsiveness. The results are published ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Asthma and related allergies are sometimes risk factors for CVD, and the two conditions share common mechanisms, ...