Immunology
Gene therapy could 'turn off' severe allergies
A single treatment giving life-long protection from severe allergies such as asthma could be made possible by immunology research at The University of Queensland.
Jun 2, 2017
0
1891
Asthma
Inflammatory disorders
Stronger evidence found for link between prenatal exposure to paracetamol and the risk of developing asthma
Researchers have provided new evidence that developing asthma can be linked to pregnant women and infants being exposed to paracetamol; by testing that the association was not simply due to the medical complaint for which ...
Feb 9, 2016
0
1178
Inflammatory disorders
Melatonin exacerbates asthma
Asthma sufferers generally find their condition gets worse at night. Now, a research group may understand why. Melatonin, a sleep hormone that is sometimes prescribed to treat insomnia, exasperates the constriction of the ...
Dec 10, 2021
0
323
Medical research
Newborn gut microbiome predicts later allergy and asthma
The microbes living in a baby's gut during its first month of life may directly impact the developing immune system, leading to a higher risk of allergies and asthma later in childhood, according to a study by researchers ...
Sep 12, 2016
1
4028
Immunology
Researchers find missing piece of the asthma puzzle
An inflammatory molecule called LIGHT, appears to be the cause of life-threatening airway damage in patients with severe asthma. According to the new research from scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), therapeutics ...
Dec 9, 2022
0
133
Health
Are your symptoms from COVID-19 or seasonal allergies?
(HealthDay)—In the thick of the coronavirus pandemic, it might be hard to tell if you've come down with COVID-19, spring allergies or a cold, which all have some similar symptoms.
Jun 4, 2020
0
2
Medical research
Uncontrolled asthma symptoms may start in the stomach
Uncontrolled gastroesophageal reflux can push stomach contents into lungs, causing irritation and asthma-like symptoms.
Nov 5, 2019
1
1024
Immunology
Sugar intake during pregnancy is associated with allergy and allergic asthma in children
High maternal sugar intake during pregnancy may increase the risk of allergy and allergic asthma in the offspring, according to an early study led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) involving almost 9,000 mother-child ...
Jul 5, 2017
0
995
Immunology
Fish oil pills for pregnant moms may cut asthma risk in kids
Children whose moms took high doses of fish oil during their last three months of pregnancy were less likely to develop chronic wheezing problems or asthma by age 5, finds a study that suggests a possible way to help prevent ...
Dec 28, 2016
2
937
Inflammatory disorders
Scientists discover asthma's potential root cause and a novel treatment
Published today in Science Translational Medicine journal, Cardiff University researchers, working in collaboration with scientists at King's College London and the Mayo Clinic (USA), describe the previously unproven role ...
Apr 22, 2015
1
516
