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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
Scientsts Seek Genetic Clues To Why Asthma Is Deadlier In BlacksKABC

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Scientsts Seek Genetic Clues To Why Asthma Is Deadlier In Blacks – Boise State Public Radio


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Scientsts Seek Genetic Clues To Why Asthma Is Deadlier In Blacks
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"The majority of genetic studies, not just in asthma but in most diseases, are done in Caucasian- or European-descent populations," White explains. "The longest studies do not really include very many minority populations, which means that most …

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Missing Microbes Provide Clues About Asthma Risk – NPR


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Missing Microbes Provide Clues About Asthma Risk
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"The bottom line is that if you have these four microbes in high levels you have a very low risk of getting asthma," says Brett Finlay, a microbiologist at the University of British Columbia who helped conduct the research. "If you don't have these …
Gut bacteria could be key in preventing asthma in childrenThe Verge
Gut Bacteria May Contribute to Asthma Risk, Study ShowsTIME
Your Gut Microbiome Could Put You at a Higher Risk of AsthmaWIRED
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Study uncovers new clues about overproduction of mucus in asthma and COPD – Medical News Today


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Study uncovers new clues about overproduction of mucus in asthma and COPD
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When exposed to the trigger protein CLCA1 (red), human cells begin to express the chloride ion channel TMEM16A (green) on their surface – an interaction researchers believe may be responsible for overproduction of mucus in asthma and COPD.
Study sheds new light on asthma, COPDHealthCanal.com

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Newly Developed Vaccines Could Reveal Asthma Clues – Drug Discovery & Development


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Newly Developed Vaccines Could Reveal Asthma Clues
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Their potential application to disorders such as asthma has a somewhat different focus. Macrophages that are able to sustain their activation state for prolonged periods might also contribute to chronic lung diseases such as asthma and COPD …
Developing Lifesaving Vaccines in a New WayNewswise (press release)

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Immune system research also may help reveal new asthma clues – Medical Xpress


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Immune system research also may help reveal new asthma clues
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New knowledge about the immune system may lead to better understanding of asthma and how best to treat it. A new method of developing vaccines could point the way forward in the fight against infectious diseases for which traditional vaccination has …
Developing Lifesaving Vaccines in a New WayNews from Rutgers

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