Tag: ScienceBlog.com
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Common genetic variation safeguards children from asthma – ScienceBlog.com (blog)
ScienceBlog.com (blog) Common genetic variation safeguards children from asthmaScienceBlog.com (blog)Exhaled nitric oxide is a biomarker of airway inflammation; higher levels of it increase a child's risk of developing asthma. Children with a common variation of “NOS2,” the primary gene that produces nitric oxide in airways, tend to have lungs that …and more » View full post…
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MIT just helped make your asthma inhaler smarter – ScienceBlog.com (blog)
ScienceBlog.com (blog) MIT just helped make your asthma inhaler smarterScienceBlog.com (blog)Rescue inhalers are commonly used by asthmatics, as necessary, during asthma attacks. But people with asthma sometimes use maintenance inhalers, on a prescribed schedule, to prevent attacks. As with other prescription medications, patients sometimes …and more » View full post on asthma – Google News
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New herbal treatment for asthma – ScienceBlog.com (blog)
ScienceBlog.com (blog) New herbal treatment for asthmaScienceBlog.com (blog)To address the global unmet demand for better therapeutics to control allergic asthma, Dr Ho explored the therapeutic values of artesunate, which is herbal-based, as an alternative drug candidate. This study was part of Dr Ho's final-year project when … View full post on asthma – Google News
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How dogs protect kids against asthma and infection – ScienceBlog.com (blog)
How dogs protect kids against asthma and infectionScienceBlog.com (blog)Children's risk for developing allergies and asthma is reduced when they are exposed in early infancy to a dog in the household, and now researchers have discovered a reason why. Exposure of mice to dust from houses where canine pets are permitted both … View full post on…
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Inflammation switch for allergic asthma, COPD found in leukotriene receptors – ScienceBlog.com (blog)
Inflammation switch for allergic asthma, COPD found in leukotriene receptorsScienceBlog.com (blog)Japanese researchers have made a new step toward understanding why—and how to stop—runaway inflammation for both chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) and allergic asthma. In a new report appearing in the August 2013 issue of The …and more » View full post on asthma – Google News
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Nanotech can be used for MS, diabetes, food allergies and asthma – ScienceBlog.com (blog)
Nanotech can be used for MS, diabetes, food allergies and asthmaScienceBlog.com (blog)The new nanotechnology also can be applied to a variety of immune-mediated diseases including Type 1 diabetes, food allergies and airway allergies such as asthma. In MS, the immune system attacks the myelin membrane that insulates nerves cells in the …Scientists develop nanoparticle method…
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Near-roadway air pollution a major contributor to L,A. asthma – ScienceBlog.com (blog)
ScienceBlog.com (blog) Near-roadway air pollution a major contributor to L,A. asthmaScienceBlog.com (blog)The study also indicates that previous estimates of childhood asthma exacerbation related to air pollution may have underestimated the true burden of exposure on society. The research was published online Sept. 24, 2012, in Environmental Health …Nearly one in 10 children get asthma 'because…
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Why children with asthma are more likely to be bullied – ScienceBlog.com (blog)
Why children with asthma are more likely to be bulliedScienceBlog.com (blog)New research has uncovered several factors which could explain why children with asthma are at an increased risk of being bullied. The study, presented today (2 September 2012) at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Vienna, highlights …Study explores why children with asthma are…
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One Response to “Nasal congestion can mean severe asthma” – ScienceBlog.com (blog)
One Response to “Nasal congestion can mean severe asthma”ScienceBlog.com (blog)A relevant but strangely ignored or not generally known fact about asthma and breathing troubles is that the change between weak (asthmatic) and strong … View full post on asthma – Google News
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2 Responses to “New asthma research breaks the mold” – ScienceBlog.com (blog)
2 Responses to “New asthma research breaks the mold”ScienceBlog.com (blog)There are many physicians that have been reporting patients having symptoms similar to asthma after exposure to molds and bacteria found in water damaged … View full post on asthma – Google News