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Medications

Phase III success for rocatinlimab in moderate-to-severe eczema

An international team of investigators has reported results from the first Phase III clinical trials of rocatinlimab, a novel treatment for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (eczema).

Medications

Monthly injection can help severe asthma patients safely stop or reduce daily steroids

A monthly injection has helped 90% of severe asthma patients reduce daily steroid tablets, which are associated with long-term side effects. More than half of the participants who had received the injection were able to stop ...

Inflammatory disorders

Chronic pruritus prevalent among older adults

Chronic pruritus is prevalent among older adults and is associated with moderately impaired pruritus-specific quality of life, according to a study published online Nov. 10 in Acta Dermato Venereologica.

Immunology

Certain immune cell subtypes drive lupus, study finds

Detailed mapping of CD4⁺ T cells from children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has revealed distinct immune cell subsets with likely roles in disease pathogenesis, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine ...

Inflammatory disorders

Are peanut allergies actually declining?

Peanut allergy is one of the most common food allergies, affecting between 1% and 2% of people living in the West. And, for many years, their prevalence has been rising.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How viruses can cause long-term lung damage

University of Manchester biologists have for the first time started to unpick the long-term biological changes associated with serious viral lung infections, such as flu and long COVID, in a study of mice.

Inflammatory disorders

Hoping to enjoy your holidays? Avoid the sneeze and wheeze triggers

As families prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and other winter holidays, millions will also have to navigate increased exposure to allergy and asthma triggers. From festive decorations to candle lightings ...

Health

Air pollution can have harmful effects on your lung health

We are exposed to air pollution daily. When we step outside, we inhale pollutants from particulate matter (such as smoke or dust), burning fossil fuels, wildfires and more. For Lung Cancer Awareness Month, medical professionals ...

Genetics

New potential gene-based treatment for sepsis and lung injury

A new discovery from the lab of YouYang Zhao, Ph.D., from Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, opens promising new directions for treatment of life-threatening ...

Inflammatory disorders

Management of chronic rhinosinusitis may be improving

During the past five years, there has been a marked reduction in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) severity, according to a study published online June 17 in Biomedical Reports.

Immunology

Camel milk intake suppresses allergic asthma in mice

Research led by the Joldasbekov Institute of Mechanics and Engineering in Kazakhstan, reports that camel milk intake significantly reduced airway hyperresponsiveness and lung inflammation in a laboratory model of allergic ...

Inflammatory disorders

Intelligent wound dressing controls inflammation

Chronic wounds are a major medical challenge, burdening health care systems with billions of dollars in costs every year. Pioneer Fellow Börte Emiroglu is developing a new product: a selective, sponge-like hydrogel that ...