The Barcelona Institute for Global Health supported study concludes suggests that in utero BPA exposure may be associated with higher odds of asthma and wheeze among school-age girls. Study Background In utero, (before birth) exposure to bisphenols, widely used in…
Minority Children Failed By Asthma Inhalers: Genomic Analysis Reveals Why
UCSF Highlights Need for More Precision Medicine Research in Underserved Populations University of California San Francisco researchers report that the largest-ever whole-genome sequencing study of drug response in minority children has revealed new clues about why the front-line asthma drug…
Asthma Flare-ups in Children
Short-term increases in inhaled steroid doses do not prevent asthma flare-ups in children NIH-funded findings challenge common practice of increasing doses at early signs of worsening symptoms. Researchers have found that temporarily increasing the dosage of inhaled steroids when asthma…