These cells appear to be the primary source of activity of the gene responsible for multiorgan disease n separate studies published online today in Nature, two independent research teams rep... Read more
An invisible particle enters your lungs. The next thing you know breathing becomes difficult. You are having an asthma attack. Asthma is one of the most common and difficult to endure chroni... Read more
Researchers from McMaster University and the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, together with colleagues at other partnering institutions,... Read more
A microRNA that regulates inflammation shows promise as a treatment for inflammatory diseases such as asthma and cancer, according to research published in Cell Reports. The microRNA, known... Read more
Researchers have found a new mechanism in which an antibody can prevent allergic reactions in a broad range of patients. It is a scientific breakthrough, which could pave the way for a far m... Read more
A single gene therapy treatment could give life-long protection from severe allergies such as asthma
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 Univer... Read more
Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have identified and isolated a protein that could play a vital role in regulating proper airway function. When that protein is low in volume or missi... Read more
Researchers discover a critical cellular “off” switch for the inflammatory immune response that causes asthma attacks Working with human immune cells in the laboratory, Johns Hopkins researc... Read more
University of Leicester researcher in potential medical breakthrough “This new drug could be a game changer for future treatment of asthma” – Professor Chris Brightling, NI... Read more
New technology also can be used to turn off peanut and other food allergies In an entirely new approach to treating asthma and allergies, a biodegradable nanoparticle acts like a Trojan hors... Read more
With one in twelve people in the UK currently receiving treatment for asthma, Surrey’s sneezometer will help with the diagnosis & treatment of a wide range of respiratory diseases... Read more
Asthma could be cured within five years after scientists discovered what causes the condition and how to switch it off. In a breakthrough which could change the lives of Britain’s five milli... Read more
Study identifies molecule critical to asthma-causing cell’s survival Scientists led by molecular immunologists at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (... Read more
