Steroids for asthma | Kidney transplant rejection | Types of sepsis

Inhaled steroids for mild persistent asthma; gene deletion raises risk of kidney transplant rejection; study reveals four types of sepsis

June 4, 2019 Edition Rethinking inhaled steroids for mild persistent asthma In a short-term clinical trial, many patients with mild persistent asthma didn't respond any better to inhaled steroids than placebo. The study suggests a way to help guide personalized treatments. Gene deletion raises risk of kidney transplant rejection Kidney transplant recipients with two copies of a certain DNA sequence deletion had an increased risk of transplant rejection. This risk was highest when the donor had one or more copies of the intact sequence. Machine learning reveals four types of sepsis Researchers used machine learning to identify four types of sepsis that may affect treatment outcomes. The findings could aid the development of better treatment strategies. Popular Stories Eating highly processed foods linked to weight gain Understanding rheumatoid arthritis at the cellular level Engineered phages treat drug-resistant infection Eating red meat daily triples heart disease-related chemical Blood test may detect myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome Connect with Us Facebook RSS Feed Update Your E-mail Address | Add Subscriptions | Unsubscribe If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. For all other inquiries about NIH programs and activities, please contact Ask NIH. Before writing, please view our Frequently Asked Questions page, our Health Information page, or Search our website. This service is provided to you by the National Institutes of Health. NIH…Turning Discovery Into Health®      This email was sent to myhcistech.healthnews360@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institutes of Health (NIH) · 9000 Rockville Pike · Bethesda MD 20892 · 301-496-4000 / TTY 301-402-9612