Genetic marker indicates if child is likely to develop asthma after a cold – Chicago Tribune


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Genetic marker indicates if child is likely to develop asthma after a cold
Chicago Tribune
University of Chicago researchers said they have identified a genetic marker that will help identify children most likely to develop asthma after they catch a cold. The researchers found that 90 percent of children under age 3 who wheezed after

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Discovery Of Two Genetic Variants Indicates Potential Of New Asthma Treatment – Medical News Today

Discovery Of Two Genetic Variants Indicates Potential Of New Asthma Treatment
Medical News Today
Published in a special European Respiratory Society issue of The Lancet, two new genetic variants or loci that increase susceptibility to asthma have been identified in an international investigation. These discoveries add to the evidence that genes
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NIH study indicates stress may delay women getting pregnant

A study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and the University of Oxford supports the widespread belief that stress may reduce a woman’s chance of becoming pregnant. The study is the first of its kind to document, among women without a history of fertility problems, an association between high levels of a substance indicative of stress and a reduced chance of becoming pregnant.

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