Steroids for asthma | Kidney transplant rejection | 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