Discovery of new cause of asthma may help cure it. A team of scientists describes the cell death that occurs in the respiratory tract and explains the symptoms of the disease.
In Spain, around 5% of the population suffers from this disease. Current treatments are aimed at opening inflamed airways with inhalers that dilate the bronchi, but do not attack the underlying cause of the condition. The study has also tested an experimental treatment that could be the first to attack the causes of asthma.