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Let’s talk about fish oil supplements improving asthma control
According to new research published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society, fish oil supplements do not appear to improve asthma control in...
Study shows paediatric asthma can be avoided if obesity was eliminated
According to research led by Nemours Children's Health System, 10% of paediatric asthma cases could be avoided if childhood obesity were eliminated.
Now published in...
Could paracetamol use in infancy be a cause of asthma?
Specific variants in the GST genes seem to play a role in greater susceptibility to lung problems and possibly be a cause of asthma...
Novel treatment for severe asthma to be available on NHS
The UK’s National Health Service will make bronchial thermoplasty, a novel treatment for severe asthma, widely available by the end of 2018.
Bronchial thermoplasty was...
Asthma outcomes across England varied despite care improvements
Despite the falling numbers of asthma deaths and hospital admissions in England, the overall regional and socioeconomic variations of outcomes have not changed, according...
UK asthma death rates among worst in Europe
New analysis from Asthma UK has revealed that the UK is one of the worst places in Europe for asthma death rates, with the...
Air pollution responsible for up to 38% of annual childhood asthma in UK
A new study from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Spain, has found that up to 38% of the number of annual childhood...
Increasing inhaled steroid doses not effective for severe asthma symptoms
Researchers have found that increasing the dosage of inhaled steroids when asthma symptoms are exacerbated does not effectively prevent severe flare-ups in children.
The study,...
Asthma and issues
Researchers at the University Hospital Basel discuss developments in the diagnosis and treatment of asthma and allergies
Asthma is defined as a chronic inflammatory disease...
The origins of asthma
Led by Professor Hans Bisgaard, the COPSAC research unit focuses on phenotyping children and their environmental exposures to study asthma and other chronic inflammatory...
Chiesi Group forges alliance with Karolinska Institutet to tackle urgent health challenges
The landmark collaboration will accelerate research and development initiatives for respiratory diseases, rare diseases, diseases of prematurity, and other speciality care indications. One of...
Chiesi Group celebrates €3bn sales success in 2023
Chiesi Group, a renowned biopharmaceutical powerhouse headquartered in Parma, Italy, revealed €3bn in sales in 2023, a significant growth from the previous year.
With 31...
NHS extends COVID-19 OpenSAFELY research platform to develop new disease treatments
The NHS is embarking on a pioneering initiative to expand the groundbreaking OpenSAFELY research platform to propel advancements to combat other significant diseases.
Collaborating with...
Pulsar Helium: Unmatched high-grade helium supply for the medical industry
With the helium shortage affecting MRI and respiratory gases, Pulsar Helium’s high-grade asset provides hope for the medical industry's helium supply.
Last year the American...
Pure Botanical Extraction: Creating pure terpene-rich oils
PURE5's Pure Botanical Extraction process (PBXTM) creates pure terpene and cannabinoid-rich oils.
Nature science identifies over 30,000 terpenes, also called essential oils in nature. The...
Paving the way for drug discovery using brain tumour finding
New brain tumour findings could lead to a new type of drug-containing nanoparticle that starves the tumour of energy.
Scientists from the University of Nottingham...
The natural peptide that could reverse obesity-related diseases
Researchers from the University of Birmingham have found that a peptide called PEPITEM could revolutionise the treatment of obesity-related diseases.
Using an animal obesity model,...
People with a history of atopy are less like to develop melanoma
A study from the University of Eastern Finland found fewer cases of melanoma and skin cancer in people with a history of atopy.
Atopy refers...
How early-life factors can affect lung health long into adulthood
A comprehensive study on lung health from the universities of Essex and Bristol has highlighted the importance of early-life factors on long-term respiratory function.
According...
Children’s lung health improved in cleaner air
A new study has shown that when air pollution improved in Stockholm, children’s lung health improved.
Researchers from Karolinska Institutet have discovered that when air...
