A review of some 3,000 studies implicates microplastics in a variety of serious health problems. These include male & female infertility, colon cancer and poor lung function. The particles also may contribute to chronic pulmonary inflammation, which can increase the risk of lung cancer. 1/

A NEW study has found that higher scores on the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) are associated w/ an increased incidence of all-cause dementia & Alzheimer's disease dementia. Diets that correlate w/ low DII scores may prevent late-life dementia

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Bad news for RSV vaccine development for infants!

The FDA halted enrollment of young children in RSV vaccine trials after 5 infants developed severe RSV infections who received one of Moderna’s mRNA vaccines for RSV during a phase 1 trial.

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They found that 7.2% of children and young people consistently meet the ‘Long COVID’ research definition at 3-, 6-, 12- and 24-months post-infection. These children and young people reported around 5-to-6 symptoms at each time-point. 3/

Most young people who were confirmed to have #LongCOVID 3 months after a positive PCR test had recovered within 24 months finds CLoCK study—the world's largest longitudinal cohort study on long COVID in children. 1/

Asthma attacks & COPD flare-ups (also called exacerbations) can be deadly. Every day in the UK four people with asthma & 85 people with COPD will tragically die. Both conditions are also very common. In the UK, someone has an asthma attack every 10 seconds 6/6

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Benralizumab is a safe and effective drug already used to manage severe asthma. The researchers used the drug in a different way—at the point of an exacerbation—to show that it's more effective than steroid tablets, which is the only treatment currently available. 4/

Treatment with the #benralizumab injection took longer to fail, meaning fewer episodes to see a doctor or go to hospital. There was also an improvement in the quality of life for people with asthma and COPD. 3/

#Benralizumab is a monoclonal antibody which targets eosinophils to reduce lung inflammation. The new trial has found a single dose can be more effective when injected at the point of exacerbation compared to steroid tablets. 2/

First new treatment for Asthma in 50 years!
An injection given during some asthma attacks is more effective than the current treatment of steroid tablets, reducing the need for further treatment by 30%. The findings could be "game-changing" for millions of people with asthma! 1/

A new nasal vaccine against Whooping Cough!

The new vaccine combines the traditional pertussis antigens with an innovative adjuvant called T-vant, which boosts the body's immune response specifically in the respiratory tract. 1/

Cholesterol may not be the only lipid involved in trans fat-driven cardiovascular disease!

A NEW study describes how another class of lipids, called sphingolipids, contributes to arterial plaques and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease(ASCVD). 1/