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Common genetic variation safeguards children from asthma
ScienceBlog.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 … |
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MIT just helped make your asthma inhaler smarter
ScienceBlog.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 … |
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New herbal treatment for asthma
ScienceBlog.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 … |
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How dogs protect kids against asthma and infection
ScienceBlog.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 … |
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Inflammation switch for allergic asthma, COPD found in leukotriene receptors
ScienceBlog.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 … |
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Nanotech can be used for MS, diabetes, food allergies and asthma
ScienceBlog.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 to help tackle major diseases |
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Near-roadway air pollution a major contributor to L,A. asthma
ScienceBlog.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 they live near a busy road' Busy roads take asthma toll |
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Why children with asthma are more likely to be bullied
ScienceBlog.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 more likely to be bullied |
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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 … |
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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 … |
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