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FDA approves Benlysta autoinjector for pediatric patients with active lupus nephritis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved GSK's autoinjector of Benlysta (belimumab) for subcutaneous injection in patients ≥5 years of age with active lupus nephritis who are receiving standard therapy.

Inflammatory disorders

Aging-related inflammation is not universal across human populations, new study finds

Inflammation, long considered a hallmark of aging, may not be a universal human experience, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The research suggests that "inflammaging"—chronic, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

FDA approves Dupixent for bullous pemphigoid

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Dupixent (dupilumab) for the treatment of adult patients with bullous pemphigoid.

Health

Is nitrogen fertilizer supercharging allergy-causing pollen?

Nitrogen-fertilized grasslands may produce six times more pollen than their unfertilized counterparts, suggests a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health. The study also suggests pollen from fertilized grasslands is ...

Inflammatory disorders

Flares occur frequently in generalized pustular psoriasis

Patients with generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) experience frequent flares, and treatment alterations of off-label agents are frequently observed, according to a study recently published online in the Journal of the American ...

Immunology

Skin injury may bring on food allergies

There's a mysterious connection between our skin and our guts, specifically when it comes to food allergies. For reasons scientists don't fully understand, chronic skin conditions such as eczema are linked to food allergies; ...

Immunology

How climate change is affecting seasonal allergies

A review published in The Laryngoscope indicates that climate change's effects on pollen seasons and concentrations are contributing to increasing rates of allergic rhinitis, or hay fever.

Immunology

A gentle approach offers new hope for inflammatory lung diseases

Pulmonary sarcoidosis is a lung disease characterized by granulomas—tiny clumps of immune cells that form in response to inflammation. It's the most inflammatory of the interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), a family of conditions ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Rates of dissatisfaction high for hidradenitis suppurativa care

The rates of respondent dissatisfaction with current hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) treatment options are high, likely due to undertreatment with available therapies, according to a study published in the April issue of the ...

Immunology

Intestinal immune cell found to prevent food allergies in mice

Most of the time, the intestinal immune system can recognize friend from foe, tolerating myriad foods while destroying disease-causing invaders. But for approximately 30 million Americans with food allergies—including 4 ...

Neuroscience

Understanding the mechanics of perinatal brain inflammation

When something goes wrong before or during birth, doctors know the potential consequences are huge and often harmful; what they often don't know is the exact nature of the damage that is caused by inflammation of the perinatal ...