Knome names new CEO, moves to expand genome platform – Mass High Tech


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Knome names new CEO, moves to expand genome platform
Mass High Tech
The company's new partnership with Johns Hopkins, also announced today, delves into a study of genetic factors leading to asthma in African American and African Caribbean populations. The research will look at 1000 genomes from study participants.
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High BMI Up to Age 4 Does Not Impact School-Age Asthma Risk – Doctors Lounge

High BMI Up to Age 4 Does Not Impact School-Age Asthma Risk
Doctors Lounge
Having a high body mass index (BMI) in the first four years of life does not impact asthma risk at age 8, for those whose BMI normalizes by age 7 years, according to a study published online Dec. 19 in Pediatrics. MONDAY, Dec.
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Asthma Risk to Hispanics in LA Disproportionately High, Says Report – Bell Gardens Sun

Asthma Risk to Hispanics in LA Disproportionately High, Says Report
Bell Gardens Sun
By EGP News Report A report released last week by The American Lung Association titled “Luchando por el Aire: The Burden of Asthma on Hispanics,” says that many of the Los Angeles Region's four million Hispanics “may be needlessly suffering from asthma

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