Category: News & Articles
An asthma drug that was once destined for the scrapheap has just been ... after further trials proved its worth in a sub-group of patients. An asthma drug that was once destined for the scrapheap has just been ... purpose-built to block a protein causing inflammation in eosinophilic asthma but at first appeared ineffective. HMRI asthma research leader ...
Category: Research
Asthma is one of the most common chronic disorders that affect pregnant ... women affected ( Source - Health Direct Australia ). Maternal asthma is associated with an increased risk of low birthweight, the ... (premature) delivery of the baby and hence, adequate control of asthma during pregnancy is critical. Researchers in the HMRI VIVA ...
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Asthma researchers have launched a new clinical trial to help optimise ... supplements, having previously found a significant improvement in asthma symptoms. Currently under recruitment, the trial will examine ... preventers and other medications. “We know that many people with asthma are looking for alternative ways of managing their symptoms, ...
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... but also promotes neutrophilia, which is linked with more severe asthma. Obesity is known to be a major risk factor for asthma, although the relationship is not well understood. “Neutrophilia doesn’t respond well to frontline asthma treatment with corticosteroid inhalers,” Dr Scott said. ...
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... the pneumonia vaccine can reduce airway inflammation for better asthma management Conducted by HMRI researchers from John Hunter ... pneumonia vaccine can reduce airway inflammation and improve daily asthma symptoms . Study leaders Professor Peter Gibson and Professor ... exploring whether the pneumococcal vaccine has a beneficial effect on asthma outcomes. The study will compare two pneumococcal vaccines – ...
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HMRI’s world-first Asthma in Pregnancy Toolkit is making a significant impact on the next ... control of their health and that of their babies HMRI’s world-first Asthma in Pregnancy Toolkit is making a significant impact on the next ... treatments for pregnant women. With over 25 years of pioneering asthma research, HMRI has established itself as a global leader in the ...
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... very early in the disease process for virus-and allergen-induced asthma. By Dr Joerg Mattes Last year our paediatric and respiratory ... very early in the disease process for virus-and allergen-induced asthma. The discovery has moved us significantly closer to identifying the source of serious asthma attacks. We spent several years tracking the new pathway and ...
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... comparison of two drugs designed to help those with severe asthma. Hunter researchers will be conducting a head-to-head comparison ... of two new-generation drugs designed to help those with severe asthma . Professor Peter Wark , a senior respiratory specialist at John ... in a tailored patient group. “All these patients have severe asthma and high eosinophil counts,” Professor Wark added. “There’s ...
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... the European Respiratory Society’s most prestigious awards. Hunter asthma researchers Professors Peter Gibson and Jodie Simpson have ... of the ERS Gold Medal, recognising excellence in the field of asthma research . A €50,000 ($A77,000) grant accompanies the medal. ... McDonald , co-Director of the NHMRC Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma and deputy director of the UON’s Priority Research Centre for ...
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... diet in reducing airway inflammation and curbing the onset of asthma in both pregnant mothers and their infants. Dr Vanessa Murphy, ... diet in reducing airway inflammation and curbing the onset of asthma in both pregnant mothers and their infants. In an international paper titled “Evidence that asthma is a developmental origin disease influenced by maternal diet and ...
