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Interacting proteins could hold the key to a cure for asthma
Gizmag As common a condition as it is, not only does asthma have no cure, but its direct causes remain unknown. New research now suggests that targeting a particular set of molecules could hamper the survival rate of some asthma-inducing cells, possibly … A step towards curing asthma? |
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Future asthma treatment may target trigger allergens
Gizmag Asthma attacks are terrifying. They feel almost like the world is closing in around you as you wheeze and cough and gasp for breath. And they often strike suddenly, without warning, when an innocuous event stirs up dust or pollen around you. That … Neutralising allergen can treat asthma better |
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Airway muscle-on-a-chip to aid in search for new asthma treatments
Gizmag Unfortunately for asthma sufferers and those looking to develop new treatments to help them, animal models traditionally used to test potential new drugs don't always mimic human responses. Joining lungs and guts, scientists at Harvard's Wyss Institute … Airway muscle-on-a-chip 'simulates asthma in humans' Harvard-made lung muscle could yield asthma insights Airway Muscle-On-A-Chip Could Lead To Better Asthma Treatments |
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Asthma drug reverses obesity and diabetes in mice
Gizmag Researchers at the University of Michigan's Life Sciences Institute have found that amlexanox, an off-patent drug is used to treat asthma and canker sores, can also reduce obesity, diabetes and fatty liver disease in mice. The team led by Life Sciences … Old asthma drug may help reverse diabetes |
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Gastric bacterium protects against asthma and proves hygiene hypothesis
Gizmag It's widely recognized that asthma rates have increased significantly since the 1960's and continue to rise. With increases in asthma and other allergic diseases centered on industrialized nations, a recent hypothesis suggested that the … Does H. Pylori Bacterium Protect Against Asthma? Gastric Bacterium Infection Can Be Guarded to Allergy Induced Asthma Gastric bug H. pylori protects against asthma |
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