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Washington University Record |
Treatment study seeks African-Americans with asthma
Washington University Record Doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are seeking African-Americans with asthma to participate in a new study evaluating treatment for this common breathing disorder. The study is the first to focus exclusively on African … |
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UH Rainbow to study African-Americans' response to asthma medications
Medical Xpress In a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, asthma researchers at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital (UH Rainbow) will evaluate treatment guidelines for African American children and young adults with asthma. "Each year African … |
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New study seeks to improve asthma therapy for African-Americans
CrossRoadsNews Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta are lead recruiters for The Best African American Response to Asthma Drugs study that seeks to improve asthma therapy for African-Americans. The multicenter trial will assess … |
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New Trial to Improve Asthma Control in African-Americans
Monthly Prescribing Reference A new clinical study will enroll about 500 African-Americans who have asthma to examine how they react to therapies and to explore the role of genetics in determining asthma treatment response. African-Americans have been found to suffer higher rates … |
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Medical Daily |
Improved Asthma Treatment For African-Americans: NIH Trial To Explore …
Medical Daily Today the National Institutes of Health released a proposed study seeking to improve asthma in a population suffering from it the most: African-Americans. They said that the trial will explore different drugs and genetic factors for treating the … New Trial to Improve Asthma Control in African-Americans New Trial to Study Asthma Drug Responses, Genetic Factors in African-Americans |
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NIH Study Seeks to Improve Asthma Therapy for African-Americans
eNews Park Forest Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. Researchers will enroll around 500 African-American children and adults who have asthma in a multi-center clinical trial to assess how they react to therapies and to explore the role of genetics in … |
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NIH study seeks to improve asthma therapy for African-Americans
National Institutes of Health (press release) Researchers will enroll around 500 African-American children and adults who have asthma in a multi-center clinical trial to assess how they react to therapies and to explore the role of genetics in determining the response to asthma treatment. This new … |
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Asthma genome project focuses on African-Americans
PHG Foundation A new research project seeks to understand better the genetic variants that affect the risk of developing asthma, and particularly why African-Americans are affected more than other ethnic groups. Based at Johns Hopkins Medicine in the US, … |
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 Baltimore Sun |
Asthma in African-Americans to be studied
UPI.com 30 (UPI) — US researchers say a study of the genetic code for asthma in African-Americans could reveal why the disease disproportionately afflicts that population. Scientists at Johns Hopkins, with $9.5 million in funding from the National Heart, … Hopkins to study genetics of asthma in African-Americans $9.5 Million Federal Grant to Support "Asthma Genome" Project with African … Johns Hopkins wins $8.5M to study asthma among blacks |
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 Mother Nature Network |
Gene Linked to High Asthma Risk in African-Americans Discovered
International Business Times Researchers found a gene, PYHIN1, and its variations may account for a large proportion of asthma risk in people of African descent. In particular, one polymorphism of the gene was 34 percent more likely found in African-American and Afro-Caribbean … Asthma Gene Unique To African Americans Asthma gene discovered unique to African-Americans Asthma gene found in African Americans |
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