What is the Latest Research in Allergy and Asthma

Latest Breakthroughs in Asthma and Allergy!

Did you know that is estimated to have more than 339 million people in the world that suffers from asthma? It is a public health problem in many countries regardless of the level of development. Most asthma-related deaths occur in low and lower middle income countries.

Professor Christian Verkoff from Rostock University in Germany believes that the most important recent finding has been a clinical study with an antibody against TSLP (activator of immunological processes) that is relevant for the pathogenesis of asthma. From Asthma we focus then on Rhinitis which is one of the most common chronic diseases conditions. It is an IGE mediated disorder of the nose caused by the interaction of airborne allergens with specific IGE type antibodies on the surface of mast cells. Over 400 million people around the world suffer from allergic rhinitis.

Dr Lucas Van Oudenhove from Leuven shared his latest research into allergic rhinitis which was accomplished alongside with Peter Hellings, Founder and Chair of EUFOREA, to study brain responses to nasal histamine provocation in a small group of allergic rhinitis patients and compare them to healthy controls.