COPD, asthma now can be studied outside the body – Harvard Gazette


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COPD, asthma now can be studied outside the body
Harvard Gazette
A research team at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University leveraged its organ-on-a-chip technology to develop a model of the human small airway in which lung inflammatory diseases, such as asthma and chronic …
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Genetic evidence that body mass increases the risk of asthma in mid-childhood – Science Codex

Genetic evidence that body mass increases the risk of asthma in mid-childhood
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Some of the increase in asthma risk toward the end of the 20th century could be attributed to the increase in body mass index (BMI) in mid-childhood, according to new research published in this week's PLOS Medicine. The study, led by Raquel Granell

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Body Mass Index Linked To An Increased Chance Of Asthma, Genetic Evidence … – Medical Daily


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Body Mass Index Linked To An Increased Chance Of Asthma, Genetic Evidence
Medical Daily
Though there may be several underlying causes behind asthma, such as respiratory infections, air pollutants, allergens, cold air, and even some medications, doctors are coming to believe that obesity may be one of them, too. Now, a new study out of the …
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Genetic evidence that body mass increases the risk of asthma in mid-childhood – Medical Xpress

Genetic evidence that body mass increases the risk of asthma in mid-childhood
Medical Xpress
Some of the increase in asthma risk toward the end of the 20th century could be attributed to the increase in body mass index (BMI) in mid-childhood, according to new research published in this week's PLOS Medicine. The study, led by Raquel Granell

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