Scientists Seek Genetic Clues To Asthma’s Toll On Black Children – NPR


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Scientists Seek Genetic Clues To Asthma's Toll On Black Children
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Zunika Crenshaw cringes as a tire swing whips her children around in circles just a little too fast. It's a sunny afternoon in the park, in Pleasanton, Calif. As her children play, she keeps a close watch on their breathing. She says asthma is in her
Scientists Seek Genetic Clues To Asthma's Toll In Black ChildrenNorth Country Public Radio
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ABRAHAM: Asthma’s severity shouldn’t be underestimated – RU Daily Targum


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ABRAHAM: Asthma's severity shouldn't be underestimated
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Shortly after, I was able to learn that this young man was an intelligent individual who had a severe asthma attack while hanging out with his friends. He was quickly rushed to the hospital, intubated and placed on a ventilator. Unfortunately this
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Asthma’s Up Side in Men: Lower Cancer Risk – Newsmax


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Asthma's Up Side in Men: Lower Cancer Risk
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In what they term a “surprising” result, Johns Hopkins researchers have found that men with a history of asthma are nearly 30 percent less likely to develop lethal prostate. According to the new study, men with asthma were 29 percent less likely to be …
Lethal prostate cancer less common in men with asthmaMedical News Today
Men with a history of asthma less likely to have aggressive prostate cancerNews-Medical.net
Asthmatic men less likely to die of prostate cancerTimes of India
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Asthma’s in the air – C&G Newspapers


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Asthma's in the air
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According to Emily Lee, senior director of programs for the American Lung Association of the Midland States, Asthma Awareness Month is particularly important because even if someone doesn't have asthma, a chronic disease, more than likely they know …
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Calcium Sensing Receptor: Asthma’s Potential Root Cause And A Novel Treatment – Science 2.0

Calcium Sensing Receptor: Asthma's Potential Root Cause And A Novel Treatment
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Researchers have described the role of the calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) in causing asthma, a disease which affects 300 million people worldwide, by using mouse models of asthma and human airway tissue from asthmatic and non-asthmatic people.
New asthma therapy? Approved drugs show promiseFuturity: Research News
New Study Claims Asthma Could Be Cured In Five YearsRTT News
Possible cause for some cases of asthma discoveredInsidermedicine

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Scientists discover asthma’s potential root cause and a novel treatment – Science Daily


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Scientists discover asthma's potential root cause and a novel treatment
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Dr Samantha Walker, Director of Research and Policy at Asthma UK, who helped fund the research, said: "This hugely exciting discovery enables us, for the first time, to tackle the underlying causes of asthma symptoms. Five per cent of people with
Drug Breakthrough: Asthma May Have A Cure SoonInternational Business Times AU
Asthma treatment breakthrough incredibly exciting: ScientistsMaine News
Asthma Cure May Be PossibleGuardian Liberty Voice
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Scientists discover asthma’s potential root cause and a novel treatment – Medical Xpress


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Scientists discover asthma's potential root cause and a novel treatment
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"Our paper shows how these triggers release chemicals that activate CaSR in airway tissue and drive asthma symptoms like airway twitchiness, inflammation, and narrowing. Using calcilytics, nebulized directly into the lungs, we show that it is possible
Asthma could be cured within five years after drug breakthroughTelegraph.co.uk
Asthma breakthrough as scientists discover root cause and treatment 5 years awayDaily Mail
Probable asthma cause and 'cheap' treatment discoveredWired.co.uk
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Asthma’s treatment pipeline very strong as more personalized medicines emerge – The Pharma Letter

Asthma's treatment pipeline very strong as more personalized medicines emerge
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According to research and consulting firm GlobalData's latest report, the most significant challenge in asthma therapeutics is posed by patients with severe forms of the disease, who remain uncontrolled and have frequent exacerbations, even with the …

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