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Asthma sufferers have more lung fungi
Futurity: Research News Having established the presence of fungi in the lungs of patients with asthma, researchers now hope this could lead to new lines of research and eventually, better treatments for sufferers. "In the future it is conceivable that individual patients may … Discovery could help future asthma sufferers |
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Hormone linked to asthma in obese people
Futurity: Research News Researchers say the results suggest that asthma associated with body weight may be relieved with medications that inhibit signaling through the parasympathetic nervous system, which mediates leptin function. The study, conducted in mice, was published … |
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Living near highway drives up kids' asthma
Futurity: Research News … hospitalizations. (Credit: Veer). USC (US) — At least 8 percent of the more than 300,000 cases of childhood asthma in Los Angeles County can be attributed to traffic-related pollution at homes within 75 meters (a little less than 250 feet) of a … |
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How childhood virus leads to adult asthma
Futurity: Research News RSV, a common childhood virus, cripples regulatory T cells early in life, which causes the body's protective mechanism against allergens to be lost and increases susceptibility to asthma. (Credit: iStockphoto). U. PITTSBURGH (US) — The normal immunity … Team shows how childhood viral infection leads to increased risk for allergic … |
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Immune signals may be target for asthma
Futurity: Research News Asthma is often triggered by an immune response mounted against an inhaled allergen, which leads to inflammation or swelling in the airways. The new research highlights the connection between Th17 and airway remodeling in asthma, which involves … Sleepyheads with Asthma? Cells That Damage Lungs and Cause Asthma Identified American Lung Association in Michigan Stresses Back-to-School Checklist for … |
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Immune suppressants relieve severe asthma
Futurity: Research News "The unexpected finding of granulomas in a subset of patients with severe asthma warrants approaching it as a newly described disease,” says Sally Wenzel. "It is a condition that has overlapping features of asthma, autoimmunity, and granulomas, and it … |
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Cell as target for tough-to-treat asthma
Futurity: Research News For most people with asthma, a couple of puffs from an inhaler filled with steroids makes breathing easy. But if their lungs become resistant to the calming effect of that medicine, they live in fear of severe asthma attacks that could send them to the … University of Michigan researchers identify cells resistant to asthma treatments Scientists discover new type of cell with a key role in treatment-resistant asthma |
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Warmer climate may trouble world's lungs
Futurity: Research News (Credit: iStockphoto) UC DAVIS/NYU (US) — Respiratory health experts say global climate change will result in more asthma, allergies, and infectious and cardiovascular diseases. The authors attribute changes to rising temperatures, worsening ozone … Climate change will also worsen respiratory diseases Global warming: Doctors foresee major health impacts |
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