Emphysema did not significantly affect the response to systemic therapy in patients with severe asthma, according to a recent retrospective study. Early improvement was linked to lower baseline FEV1 ...
Asthma affects more than 260M people worldwide and nearly 28M people in the U.S. alone, where, on average, 10 people die from attacks of the chronic disease each day.
This subtype predominantly affects younger individuals. Eosinophils, a type of white blood cell, contribute significantly to airway inflammation, particularly during the late asthmatic response (LAR), ...
The antibody drug benralizumab is on the fast track to becoming the first new treatment for certain kinds of asthma and COPD flare-ups seen in 50 years, following promising clinical trial data.