• Invisible ID: How a single breath could reveal your health—and your identity
    Friday, June 13, 2025 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Scientists have discovered that your breathing pattern is as unique as a fingerprint and it may reveal more than just your identity. Using a 24-hour wearable device, researchers achieved nearly 97% accuracy in identifying people based...
  • People with critical cardiovascular disease may benefit from palliative care
    Thursday, May 15, 2025 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Palliative care is specialized medical care focused on easing symptoms, addressing psychological and spiritual needs, and helping patients and caregivers make critical decisions aligned with their personal beliefs and values.
  • Study links childhood trauma to increased substance use and unexpected effects on heart rate and blood pressure in adolescents
    Wednesday, April 30, 2025 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Childhood trauma significantly increases the likelihood of engaging in harmful alcohol consumption, smoking and illicit drug use, by the age of 18.
  • Study identifies new method for improving lung growth and function in preterm infants
    Thursday, April 17, 2025 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    A clinical trial conducted in a neonatal intensive care unit has identified a new treatment protocol to improve lung growth and function among preterm infants.
  • Highly accurate blood test diagnoses Alzheimer's disease, measures extent of dementia
    Monday, March 31, 2025 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    A newly developed blood test for Alzheimer's disease not only aids in the diagnosis of the neurodegenerative condition but also indicates how far it has progressed, according to a new study.
  • Global warming can lead to inflammation in human airways, new research shows
    Monday, March 17, 2025 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    In a recent, cross-institutional study partially funded by the National Institutes of Health, researchers report that healthy human airways are at higher risk for dehydration and inflammation when exposed to dry air, an occurrence...
  • Routine asthma test more reliable in the morning and has seasonal effects, say doctors
    Wednesday, March 12, 2025 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    A lung function test used to help diagnose asthma works better in the morning, becoming less reliable throughout the day, researchers have found. Using real world data from 1,600 patients, available through a database created for...
  • Stopping asthma in its tracks
    Wednesday, February 19, 2025 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    New therapeutic 'cocktails' may provide long-lasting relief for treatment-resistant asthma and other immune system inflammatory diseases.
  • Childhood epilepsy may predispose to memory disorders later in life
    Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Researchers demonstrated that individuals who had childhood epilepsy have an increased accumulation of brain amyloid later in life, potentially predisposing them to late-onset brain amyloid disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease.
  • Risk of domestic abuse increases over time for those exposed to childhood maltreatment
    Monday, January 6, 2025 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    The risk of experiencing intimate partner violence may accumulate over time among people who experienced childhood maltreatment when they were younger, finds a new study.
  • New scan method unveils lung function secrets
    Wednesday, December 25, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    A new method of scanning lungs is able to show in real time how air moves in and out of the lungs as people take a breath in patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and patients who have received a lung...
  • How a new gut microbe drives the gut-lung axis
    Thursday, December 19, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    A team has discovered a new communication pathway between the gut and lung. Their findings highlight how a little-known member of the gut microbiome reshapes the lung immune environment to have both beneficial and detrimental effects on...
  • First new treatment for asthma attacks in 50 years
    Wednesday, November 27, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    A recent trial finds 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%.
  • Neuroscientists discover how the brain slows anxious breathing
    Tuesday, November 19, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Scientists discovered a brain circuit that allows us to regulate voluntary breathing, which connects the brain's emotional and behavioral cortical area to its automatic breathing brainstem area. The findings provide a targetable area for...
  • Clinical trial shows positive results for potential treatment to combat a challenging rare disease
    Thursday, November 14, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Researchers have demonstrated that inebilizumab reduced the risk of symptoms by 87 percent in patients with the rare affliction known as immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD).
  • Researchers develop robotic sensory cilia that monitor internal biomarkers to detect and assess airway diseases
    Thursday, November 7, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Mechanical engineers have developed a system of artificial cilia capable of monitoring mucus conditions in human airways to better detect infection, airway obstruction, or the severity of diseases like Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Chronic...
  • Women with asthma are more likely to miscarry and need fertility treatment
    Tuesday, September 10, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Women who are being treated for asthma are more likely to miscarry and need fertility treatment to get pregnant, according to a large study. However, the study also suggests that most women with asthma are able to have babies.
  • Experimental blood test predicts risk for developing COPD, other severe respiratory diseases
    Tuesday, September 10, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    A scientific team has created a preclinical blood test to identify adults most likely to develop severe respiratory conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The blood test analyzes 32 proteins that scientists...
  • Engineers design lookalike drug carrier to evade lung's lines of defense
    Thursday, August 22, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Managing hard-to-treat respiratory illnesses like asthma and pulmonary fibrosis just got easier if a new drug-carrying molecule is as sneaky as its inventors think.
  • COPD and BPD: Inhalation of live Lactobacilli lessens lung inflammation and improves lung function
    Wednesday, August 21, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    In preclinical models, the inhalation of a mixture of living Lactobacilli bacteria attenuated pulmonary inflammation and improved lung function and structure for the chronic lung diseases bronchopulmonary dysplasia and chronic...
  • Recurrent wheezing in children linked to 'silent' viral infections
    Thursday, August 8, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Nearly a quarter of children with recurrent wheezing have 'silent' lung infections that would be better treated with antiviral medications than commonly prescribed steroids that can carry lifelong side effects, new research reveals.
  • Scientists capture immune cells hidden in nasal passages
    Wednesday, July 31, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Scientists uncover 'striking' immune cell populations poised to fight SARS-CoV-2 in upper airway.
  • Common blood tests could improve cancer diagnosis for people with stomach pain or bloating
    Tuesday, July 30, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    A new study looked at data from more than 400,000 people aged 30 or older in the UK who had visited a GP due to stomach pain and more than 50,000 who had visited their GP due to bloating.
  • Cystic fibrosis: School-aged children benefit from triple combination therapy
    Wednesday, July 10, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease that so far has been incurable. Those affected have thick, viscous mucus secretions in their lungs, and lung function diminishes steadily over time. Today, triple combination therapy makes it...
  • Air pollution exposure during childhood linked directly to adult bronchitis symptoms
    Friday, June 28, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    A research team has shown that exposure to air pollution during childhood is directly associated with bronchitis symptoms as an adult. To date, many investigations have established air pollution exposure while young is consistently...
  • Study identifies first drug therapy for sleep apnea
    Friday, June 21, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    An international study shows new drug improves sleep, health in patients diagnosed with obesity and sleep apnea.
  • 15-day Paxlovid regimen safe but adds no clear long-COVID benefit, trial finds
    Friday, June 7, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Paxlovid, effective in preventing severe COVID-19, didn't appear to help long-COVID patients in this single-center study. But further research may show benefits with different doses or for people with specific symptoms.
  • Childhood maltreatment responsible for up to 40 percent of mental health conditions
    Wednesday, May 8, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    A study has found the widespread impact of child abuse and neglect, with analysis suggesting they cause nearly half of common mental conditions. Researchers say childhood maltreatment should be treated as a public health priority.
  • Researchers identify causal genetic variant linked to common childhood obesity
    Wednesday, May 1, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Researchers have identified a causal genetic variant strongly associated with childhood obesity. The study provides new insight into the importance of the hypothalamus of the brain and its role in common childhood obesity and the target...
  • Economic burden of childhood verbal abuse by adults estimated at $300 billion globally
    Thursday, April 11, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Childhood verbal abuse by adults costs society an estimated $300 billion a year globally, show recent findings.
  • Disparities in sleep health and insomnia may begin at a young age
    Monday, April 8, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Children and teens from racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by persistent insomnia symptoms that begin in childhood and continue through young adulthood, according to a new study. This study is one of the...
  • Discovery of how limiting damage from an asthma attack could stop disease
    Thursday, April 4, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Scientists have discovered a new cause for asthma that sparks hope for treatment that could prevent the life-threatening disease.
  • Sleep apnea solution could be right under your nose
    Friday, March 15, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Researchers have discovered that a bedtime nasal spray has the potential to reduce the severity of sleep apnea in people and lower their blood pressure. The new research offers hope to millions of people around the world affected by...
  • Study shows important role gut microbes play in airway health in persons with cystic fibrosis
    Wednesday, March 13, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Findings from a new study reflect the important role that the gut microbiome (communities of bacteria) plays in the airway health of persons with cystic fibrosis.
  • Multiple air pollutants linked to asthma symptoms in children
    Wednesday, March 13, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Exposure to several combinations of toxic atmospheric pollutants may be triggering asthma symptoms among children, a recent analysis suggests. The study showed that 25 different combinations of air pollutants were associated with asthma...
  • How the body copes with airway closure
    Wednesday, March 6, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Study in mice reveals novel gasping reflex triggered by cells in the lungs when the airway is restricted.
  • New study may broaden the picture of the consequences of childhood adversity
    Wednesday, March 6, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    A research team has examined the link between adverse childhood experiences and the risk of mental health problems later in life. The researchers have found that the risk of suffering from mental illness later in life among those...
  • Link between adversity, psychiatric and cognitive decline
    Friday, March 1, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Scientists have been examining the relationship between childhood adversity, and psychiatric decline as well as adult adversity and psychiatric and cognitive decline.
  • Avid appetite in childhood linked to later eating disorder symptoms
    Tuesday, February 20, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    The study looked at survey data from 3,670 young people in the UK and the Netherlands to investigate how appetite traits in early childhood might relate to the likelihood of developing eating disorder symptoms up to 10 years later. The...
  • Anabolic steroid use can increase heart disease risk, study finds
    Tuesday, February 13, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    People using anabolic steroids could be increasing their underlying risk of a heart condition called atrial fibrillation, according to a new study.
  • Prenatal air pollution exposure linked to severe newborn respiratory distress
    Monday, January 29, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Prenatal exposure to air pollution increases the risk of severe respiratory distress in newborn babies, according to new research. The risk increases with exposure specifically to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide...
  • Infants born to COVID-infected mothers have triple the risk of developing respiratory distress
    Wednesday, January 24, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Infants born full term to mothers who were infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy had three times the risk of having respiratory distress compared with unexposed infants, even though they themselves were not infected with the virus,...
  • Supportive, stable caregiving in childhood protects heart health in adulthood
    Tuesday, January 23, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Previous research has established that childhood experience with abuse, neglect, and substance use in the home can worsen a person's heart health throughout their life. New research, however, now shows that receiving warmth from a...
  • Exposure to high humidity and temperature in pregnancy could influence blood pressure changes in childhood
    Wednesday, January 10, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Outdoor humidity and temperature levels during pregnancy could affect the future blood pressure of the unborn child, according to new research.
  • Inhalable sensors could enable early lung cancer detection
    Friday, January 5, 2024 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Using a new technology, diagnosing lung cancer could become as easy as inhaling a sensor and then taking a urine test that reveals whether a tumor is present.
  • Light exercise could be the key to reversing childhood obesity linked to sedentariness
    Thursday, December 21, 2023 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Increased sedentary time as a child through adolescence is directly linked to childhood obesity, but new research has found light physical activity may completely reverse the adverse process.
  • Adverse childhood experiences and future mortality risk
    Tuesday, December 19, 2023 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Groundbreaking research has shed new light on the link between childhood adversity and future risk of early death.
  • High cholesterol caused by childhood sedentariness could be reversed with light physical activity
    Thursday, December 14, 2023 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    Increased sedentary time in childhood can raise cholesterol levels by two thirds as an adult, leading to heart problems and even premature death -- but a new study has found light physical activity may completely reverse the risks and is...
  • Major breakthrough for severe asthma treatment
    Friday, December 8, 2023 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    A landmark study has shown that severe asthma can be controlled using biologic therapies, without the addition of regular high-dose inhaled steroids which can have significant side effects.
  • Wearables capture body sounds to continuously monitor health
    Thursday, November 16, 2023 from Asthma News -- ScienceDaily
    From heart beats to stomach gurgles, sounds hold important health information. New wireless devices sit on skin to continuously capture these sounds, then stream data to smartphones or tablets in real time. In pilot studies, devices...
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