Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In recent years, we have made significant strides in our understanding of the pathogenesis of asthma. As a ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers examined the role of specific gut microbes in the secretion of cytokines by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), monocyte-derived ...

Interleukin-9 is a pleiotropic cytokine associated with allergic inflammation 1 and is a therapeutic target in patients with asthma. Its expression and that of the interleukin-9 receptor are greater ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The effect of electronic cigarettes without nicotine on allergic airway disease may depend on flavor, which ...

—Treating increasing asthma severity represents 80% of asthma care costs. So what can be done to bring down exacerbation rates? Biomarkers provide some clues. Reviewed by Ware Kuschner, MD, Professor ...

Asthma is a complex airway disorder that involves multiple inflammatory cells and cellular elements. Genetic and environmental factors result in recurrent episodes of the symptoms of asthma: coughing, ...

Although cigarette smoking is the predominate risk factor for smoking-related lung disease, such as COPD and lung cancer, these illnesses develop in only a small proportion of smokers, suggesting a ...

Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction affects 40-90% of people with asthma, compared with 3-15% of the general population. Exercise-induced asthma (EIA) is diagnosed on the basis of subjective symptoms ...