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Inflammatory disorders

Potential culprit identified in lingering Crohn's disease symptoms

A study by University of Michigan researchers may provide an explanation for why some patients with Crohn's disease continue to experience symptoms, even in the absence of inflammation.

Medications

FDA expands approval of Vtama to include atopic dermatitis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Organon's Vtama (tapinarof) 1% cream for an additional indication -- the topical treatment of atopic dermatitis in adult and pediatric patients aged 2 years and older.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Self-guided online treatment can help with atopic eczema

A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that self-guided cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) online is as effective as psychologist-led internet-based CBT in reducing the symptoms of atopic eczema. The results, which ...

Inflammatory disorders

Researchers identify key driver of fibrosis in Crohn's disease

Crohn's disease, a type of chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), often causes scar-like tissue to build up in the intestines, termed fibrosis. Over time, increased scar tissue builds up in the intestinal walls, causing ...

Inflammatory disorders

Cheap inhaler add-on could change asthma care

A device costing just pennies, based on an idea by a University of Manchester Professor to help his son use an inhaler, could be a gamechanger for asthma patients.

Inflammatory disorders

Child asthma deaths linked to air pollution, report finds

Of the 54 children who died of asthma between 2019 and 2023, more than 90% were exposed to air pollution levels above World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, according to a new report published 12 December by the University ...

Immunology

Engineered immune cells may be able to tame inflammation

When the immune system overreacts and starts attacking the body, the only option may be to shut the entire system down and risk developing infections or cancer. But now, scientists at UC San Francisco may have found a more ...

Inflammatory disorders

Implantable shaking sensor continuously monitors inflammation

Northwestern University scientists have designed a new implantable device that can monitor fluctuating levels of proteins within the body in real time. Inspired by fruit shaking off the branches of a tree, the device comprises ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Study reveals lasting effects of common herbicide on brain health

The human brain is an incredibly adaptable organ, often able to heal itself even from significant trauma. Yet for the first time, new research shows even brief contact with a common herbicide can cause lasting damage to the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

First new treatment for asthma and COPD in half a century—new study

Every 30 seconds, someone in the world will experience a flare-up of their asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms. For decades, the standard treatment for these potentially life-threatening episodes ...

Medications

First new treatment for asthma attacks in 50 years

An injection given during some asthma and COPD attacks is more effective than the current treatment of steroid tablets, reducing the need for further treatment by 30%. The findings, published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

FDA approves Bimzelx for hidradenitis suppurativa

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved UCB's Bimzelx (bimekizumab-bkzx) for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe hidradenitis suppurativa.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Air pollution linked to eczema—new research

If you live in a city or near a busy road, it might not just be your lungs bearing the brunt of air pollution—your skin could be suffering too. A recent study has found a significant link between high levels of fine particulate ...

Inflammatory disorders

Colchicine no benefit for painful knee osteoarthritis

Colchicine fails to improve knee pain, function, or size of synovial effusions with painful knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology, held from ...