severe asthma

June 30, 2015November 6, 2015

Severe Asthma Does Not Respond To Mainstay Treatment, According To Study

Asthma, News

The immune response triggered in those with severe asthma is noticeably different from the one that occurs in milder forms of the lung disease, according to scientists from the University of Pittsburgh School of ... Read more

April 28, 2015April 28, 2015

U-BIOPRED Program’s Efficacy with Severe Asthma Data Proven

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The U-BIOPRED program, purported to be the largest and most complex dataset of severe asthma data ever assembled, has proven effective in supporting the personalization of treatment for those with severe asthma in ... Read more

April 21, 2015November 6, 2015

Researchers Use Reduced Airflow, Elevated Exhaled Nitric Oxide to Identify Severe Asthma in Adolescents

Asthma, News

A new study on severe asthma entitled “Phenotypes of severe asthma among children and adolescents in Brazil: a prospective study” was published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine by Wenderson Clay Correia ... Read more

March 3, 2015November 9, 2015

Genentech to Present at 2015 COPD & Asthma Conference on Biomarker Selection

COPD, News

Biotechnology company Genentech has been invited to present at the 11th Asthma & COPD conference, an annual event that will gather some of the most internationally prominent scientists, clinicians and industry leaders to discuss ... Read more

March 3, 2015March 4, 2015

Gallopamil Proves to Be an Effective Therapy in Severe Asthma

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A team of researchers at INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale), University of Bordeaux and Bordeaux University Hospital in France recently reported on the clinical ... Read more

January 22, 2015November 6, 2015

Severe Asthma: New Review Highlights Areas of Diagnosis & Treatment That Need to Improve

Asthma, News

A new study entitled “Severe Asthma: Definition, Diagnosis and Treatment” reviews areas of concern regarding severe asthma treatment that require particular attention by clinicians. The review was published in the journal Deutsches ... Read more

October 24, 2014November 5, 2015

Newly-Discovered Lung Defense Mechanism Against Bacteria Could Benefit CF, COPD, Asthma

Cystic Fibrosis, News

A novel study on a new immunological mechanism that protects against bacterial infections in the lungs, entitled “Interleukin-26 in Antibacterial Host Defense of Human Lungs: Effects on Neutrophil Mobilization” published ... Read more