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New pathway that may trigger asthma discovered
Science Daily Asthma is an enormous public health problem that continues to grow larger, in part because scientists don't fully understand how it is caused. Existing therapies don't cure the disease and often don't even significantly alleviate the symptoms. Now … |
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Penn State News |
New asthma biomarkers discovered, could ease detection
Penn State News HERSHEY, Pa. — People with asthma have telltale molecules circulating in their blood, say researchers at Penn State College of Medicine. The discovery could lead to the first diagnostic blood test for asthma, as well as more targeted treatments for … |
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Lung Disease News |
Discovered Mechanism Underlying “Farm Dust” Could Lead To Protection Against …
Lung Disease News While known for many years that children growing up on farms were more protected from asthma, no conclusive scientific findings could support this hypothesis until now. To uncover the connection between the exposure to farm dust and protection against … Allergy Study Could Lead To Asthma Prevention Treatment Farm kids less likely to have asthma Farm dust protects against allergies? |
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Drug Target for Asthma Discovered
Drug Discovery & Development The over-active immune cells responsible for asthma depend on the gene BCL11B to develop into mature cells, according to a study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. The identification of this gene's role could help in the search for … |
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Medical Xpress |
Drug target for asthma discovered
Medical Xpress The over-active immune cells responsible for asthma depend on the gene BCL11B to develop into mature cells, according to a study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. The identification of this gene's role could help in the search for … |
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Yibada (English Edition) |
Reliable Cure for Asthma Discovered; Scientists Announce Breakthrough …
Yibada (English Edition) Medical experts said this unexpected breakthrough could pave the way for a new treatment for asthma within five years. That's because a drug already exists doctors think could deactivate this asthma-inducing protein called a "Calcium-sensing receptor … |
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Medical News Today |
New genes discovered associated with asthma and allergies
Medical News Today White blood cells from a total of 355 participants with asthma were analyzed. The researchers assessed whether levels of methylation – a process in which genes are rendered inactive through the attachment of methyl molecules to their DNA – were … Epigenetic Study Finds Genes Involved in Allergies, Asthma Asthma scientists discover 34 genes that make people more likely to suffer … Study Highlights Drug Targets for Allergies, Asthma |
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Lung Disease News |
Newly Discovered Toxin May Cause Lung Inflammation, Contribute to Asthma …
Lung Disease News On December 23, 2014, scientists from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio published a new study describing a novel way that a bacterial toxin might contribute to asthma and other pulmonary diseases, both chronic and acute. |
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Newly discovered molecule provides drug target for controlling both asthma and …
News-Medical.net A newly discovered molecule provides a new drug target for controlling both asthma-induced muscle thickening and cancerous tumor growth. This molecule, called "microRNA-10a," normally helps genes produce proteins or make copies of themselves, also … |
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Science World Report |
Recently Discovered Enzyme Could Help Treat Asthma
Science World Report Background information from the study shows that asthma affects billions of people worldwide and close to 8.5 percent of the U.S. population has asthma, known for causing 3,000 deaths and more than $56 billion annually in medical and lost work costs, … |
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