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'3D' test could reduce reliance on animals for testing asthma and allergy …
Science Codex In a study published in ACS' journal Molecular Pharmaceutics, scientists report that they've developed a simple, "3D" laboratory method to test asthma and allergy medications that mimics what happens in the body, which could help reduce the need for … |
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Pre-term Birth And Asthma
Science 2.0 The findings are based on a systematic review and meta-analysis of 30 studies that investigated the association between preterm birth and asthma/wheezing disorders among 1.5 million children. These studies were conducted between 1995 and the present, … |
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$4M grant to improve asthma care for So Cal Latino youth
Science Codex SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 6, 2014)—A team led by researchers at San Diego State University has been awarded $4 million to enhance asthma education and treatment strategies in California's Imperial Valley, where children are twice as likely as the … |
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The nose knows in asthma
Science Codex It has become increasingly clear in recent years that asthma comes in several variations, with different causes, different pathologies and different responses to therapy. These subtypes of asthma can be identified by knowing which genes are expressed … |
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Passive smoking impairs children's responses to asthma treatment
Eureka! Science News Children exposed to cigarette smoke at home have lower levels of an enzyme that helps them respond to asthma treatment, a study has found. Passive smoking is known to worsen asthma symptoms in children and impair their response to inhaled steroid … |
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23andMe helps identify 11 new genetic associations for asthma-with-hay fever
Science Codex Mountain View, Calif. –January 28, 2014 23andMe, the leading personal genetics company, has participated in the first ever genome-wide association study of the combined asthma-with-hay fever phenotype. Led by researchers at the QIMR Berghofer … |
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Salmonella Infection Mitigates Asthma
Science Daily (press release) 23, 2014 — Researchers from Germany have identified the mechanism by which Salmonella infections can reduce the incidence of asthma in mice. The research, which appears ahead of print in the journal Infection and Immunity, opens up new avenues of … |
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Obese Children More Susceptible to Asthma from Air Pollution
Science Daily (press release) Jan. 22, 2014 — Obese children exposed to high levels of air pollutants were nearly three times as likely to have asthma, compared with non-obese children and lower levels of pollution exposure, report researchers at Columbia University Medical Center … |
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Obesity And Air Pollution Lead To More Asthma In Kids
Science 2.0 Obese children exposed to high levels of air pollutants were nearly three times as likely to have asthma, compared with non-obese children and lower levels of pollution exposure, according to a new report. The curves match, anyway. Both childhood … Obese children more susceptible to asthma from air pollution Obese Children Exposed to Air Pollution More Likely Than Peers to Develop … |
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Asthma: Disease Management Program Is Largely Consistent With Guidelines
Science Daily (press release) 22, 2014 — On 22 January 2014 the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) published the results of a literature search for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the treatment of people with asthma. The aim of the … |
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