Researchers Funded to Study Links Between Depression and Asthma – UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences News

Researchers Funded to Study Links Between Depression and Asthma
UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences News
Studies have shown that children with asthma are at higher risk for depression, and research also has shown an association between a parent or caregiver's depression and worsening symptoms in an asthmatic child. Bruce D. Miller, MD, and Beatrice L.

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UB Studies Find Biological Links between Obesity, Asthma – UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences News

UB Studies Find Biological Links between Obesity, Asthma
UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences News
Although obesity and Type 2 diabetes are associated with a more than 100 percent increase in the prevalence of asthma, the UB studies are “the first to find biological or immunological connections,” says Paresh Dandona, MD, PhD, SUNY Distinguished 

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College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University – courierjournal

College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University
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As the merciless Texas heat finally begins to subside and temperatures start to lower, many of those that suffer from asthma or otherrespiratory problems will begin their yearly ritual of carrying inhalers and scarfs with them to help their lungs

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Wood Honored for Research Linking Parental Problems and Child’s Asthma, Depression – UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences News

Wood Honored for Research Linking Parental Problems and Child's Asthma, Depression
UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences News
Empirical findings based on this model have led to discoveries of how parental depression and marital discord contribute to child depression and worsen asthma through psychobiological stress pathways. “Dr. Wood's careful, high-quality research is

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NIH awards grants to support biomedical research in space

The National Institutes of Health announced today that it has awarded the first new grants under the Biomedical Research on the International Space Station (BioMed-ISS) initiative, a collaborative effort between NIH and NASA. Using a special microgravity environment that Earth-based laboratories cannot replicate, researchers will explore fundamental questions about important health issues, such as how bones and the immune system get weak.

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