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IL2 cells express factor that targets cells for potential anti-asthma therapeutics
Lung Disease News Asthma currently affects 18.7 million adults and 6.8 million children in the United States alone, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While what causes asthma is unknown, it is established among researchers that both … |
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Airway Lumen is Reduced in Asthmatic Smokers, According to Study
Lung Disease News According to a recent study published in the journal Chest, the Official Journal of the American College of Chest Physicians found that compared to people with asthma who never smoked, the CT scan segmental airway lumen area is reduced in those with … |
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Thomson Reuters Launches Asthma Research Partnership Program
Lung Disease News thomson The Intellectual Property & Science division of Thomson Reuters recently announced the launch of MetaMiner™ Asthma, a disease-focused collaboration committed to advancing research on several pathological pathways that may be the cause of … |
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Pediatric Asthma May be Prevented by Avoiding Antibiotics During Pregnancy
Lung Disease News Despite the fact that being sick while pregnant raises greater concerns and challenges, women should still avoid the use of antibiotics, particularly because the unborn child may end up suffering from asthma. Those are the conclusions of a recent study … Pregnant women should lower antibiotic use |
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Reslizumab Reduces Risk of Severe Asthma Exacerbations
Lung Disease News A total of 953 patients took part in the two double-blind, parallel-group, randomized, placebo-controlled phase 3 trials from 232 health centers around the world. Patients had asthma that has been difficult to control with normal steroid therapy. For … |
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Targeting CCL28 Protein Structure May Help Prevent Asthma, Study Shows
Lung Disease News Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the air passages characterized by airflow obstruction and with common symptoms of wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath. Currently, there is no cure for asthma and affects approximately 25 million people … |
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Gallopamil Proves to Be an Effective Therapy in Severe Asthma
Lung Disease News Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory lung disease characterized by airflow obstruction that causes wheezing (whistling sound when the person breathes), shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. This respiratory disorder is thought to be … |
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Genentech to Present at 2015 COPD & Asthma Conference on Biomarker …
Lung Disease News Biotechnology company Genentech has been invited to present at the 11th Asthma & COPD conference, an annual event that will gather some of the most internationally prominent scientists, clinicians and industry leaders to discuss the latest findings on … |
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Handheld Device Can Diagnose Asthma With One Drop of Blood
Lung Disease News In asthmatic patients, Neutrophils migrate to the lungs when other cells of the immune system within the lung tissue become stimulated and begin to release type of proteins called chemokines. The new handheld device is a microfluidic device that … |
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Asthma Severity and Lung Function Effectively Assessed with Dynamic Oxygen …
Lung Disease News sem nome A new study assessed the feasibility and reproducibility of dynamic oxygen-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (OE-MRI) as a non-invasive, non-ionizing imaging technique with the capability to assess regional lung function in asthma. |
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