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First new treatment for asthma attacks in 50 years

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An injection given during some asthma and COPD attacks is more effective than the current treatment of steroid tablets, reducing the need for further treatment by 30% .

Benralizumab is a monoclonal antibody which targets specific white blood cells, called eosinophils, to reduce lung inflammation.

After 28 days , respiratory symptoms of cough, wheeze, breathlessness and sputum were found to be better with the injection.

COPD is the third leading cause of death worldwide but treatment for the condition is stuck in the 20th century .

The ABRA trial was only possible with collaboration between the NHS and universities.

Every four minutes in the UK , someone dies from a lung condition.

With your help, we're fighting for more life-changing, life-saving research to transform the future.

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