Category: Asthma and the Microbiome
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How the microbiome affects asthma: new insights from a Spanish study
The World Asthma Foundation (WAF). WAF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with asthma through education, research, and advocacy. In this blog post, I want to share with you some exciting findings from a recent study on the microbiome and asthma, published by Spanish researchers in the journal Nutrients. The…
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Food Dye and Inflamation
Common food dye can trigger inflammatory processes, say university researchers A recent university study funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research reflects that long-term consumption of Allura Red food dye can be a potential trigger of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) and potentially other inflammatory diseases processes as well. Researchers using experimental animal models of…
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Asthma and Environmental Fungi – interview with Marie-Claire Arrieta Ph.D.
World Asthma Foundation “Defeating Asthma Series uncovers New Hope for Asthma Managementant Our understanding of Asthma and the way we treat it may soon be radically different from what currently exists, due to new research on the human microbiome and how the microbiome affects asthma. In this interview with Marie-Claire Arrieta Ph.D, Assistant Professor Depts.…