Milan, Italy: Babies and young children with more mature communities of bacteria present in their gut are less likely to develop allergy-related wheezing or asthma, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Milan, Italy [1]. These communities of bacteria, known as microbiota, develop in the human body during the early […]
Category: Respiratory
Colour of phlegm can predict outcomes for patients with the lung disease, bronchiectasis
Milan, Italy: The colour of the phlegm from patients with the lung disease bronchiectasis can indicate the degree of inflammation in their lungs and predict their future outcomes, according to new research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Milan, Italy [1]. The study of nearly 20,000 patients from 31 countries is the […]
Mums exposed to air pollution give birth to smaller babies, but living in a greener area may mitigate the risks
Milan, Italy: Women exposed to air pollution give birth to smaller babies, according to research that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Milan, Italy [1]. The research also shows that women living in greener areas give birth to bigger babies and this may help counteract the effects of pollution. There […]
People with lung conditions face extra risks from climate change
Respiratory experts call for lower limits on air pollution People living with lung conditions, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), face even greater risks from climate change, according to an expert report published in the European Respiratory Journal [1]. The report brings together evidence on how the effects of climate change, such […]
Treatment for problematic snoring can also reduce night-time heartburn and respiratory symptoms
A treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) can also reduce night-time heartburn, coughing and wheezing according to a study published in ERJ Open Research [1]. People with OSA often snore loudly, their breathing starts and stops during the night, and they may wake up several times. Not only does this cause tiredness, but it can […]
Large study suggests people with low levels of vitamin K have less healthy lungs
People with low levels of vitamin K in their blood are more likely to have poor lung function and to say they suffer with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and wheezing, according to a study published in ERJ Open Research [1]. Vitamin K is found in leafy green vegetables, vegetable oils and cereal grains. […]
Air pollution, even at low levels, made Covid worse for patients and hospitals
Exposure to air pollution meant an average of around four extra days in hospital for Covid-19 patients, further increasing the burden on health care systems, according to a study published in the European Respiratory Journal [1]. The researchers say the effect of pollution on patients’ time in hospital was equivalent to being a decade older. […]
Blood biomarkers plus genomics predict common disease risk more accurately than genomic information alone
Glasgow, UK: Being to identify people at high risk of chronic disease means that they can be targeted with prevention measures before they become sick. Polygenic risk scores, where genomic information alone is used to assess the risk of developing diseases, have been receiving a lot of attention recently, but research presented at the annual […]
Dangerous snoring may affect one in five people, but most sufferers do not know they have a problem
Around one in five people may be suffering with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), according to a study published today in ERJ Open Research [1]. People with OSA often snore loudly, their breathing starts and stops during the night, and they may wake up several times. Not only does this cause tiredness, but it can also […]
Targeted lung cancer drug shows promise in phase I/II clinical trial
Barcelona, Spain: Early trials of the targeted drug repotrectinib suggest that it could help treat patients with a certain type of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The results of the TRIDENT-1 trial, which were presented at the 34th EORTC-NCI-AACR [1] Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics in Barcelona, Spain, suggest that repotrectinib could be […]