Tag: Sciences
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Researchers Funded to Study Links Between Depression and Asthma – UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences News
Researchers Funded to Study Links Between Depression and AsthmaUB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences NewsStudies have shown that children with asthma are at higher risk for depression, and research also has shown an association between a parent or caregiver's depression and worsening symptoms in an asthmatic child. Bruce D. Miller, MD, and Beatrice L.and…
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Small airway-on-a-chip improves study of human COPD and asthma – Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Small airway-on-a-chip improves study of human COPD and asthmaHarvard School of Engineering and Applied SciencesA research team at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University leveraged its organ-on-a-chip technology to develop a…
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University of Copenhagen – The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences – EurekAlert (press release)
University of Copenhagen – The Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesEurekAlert (press release)Babies born prematurely are more likely to develop asthma, but they grow out of it. This is the finding of a study conducted by a number of researchers from the University of Copenhagen and which has just been published in the medical journal…
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Airway muscle-on-a-chip mimics asthma – Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Airway muscle-on-a-chip mimics asthmaHarvard School of Engineering and Applied SciencesCambridge/Boston, Mass – September 23, 2014 – The majority of drugs used to treat asthma today are the same ones that were used 50 years ago. New drugs are urgently needed to treat this chronic respiratory disease, which causes…
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UB Studies Find Biological Links between Obesity, Asthma – UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences News
UB Studies Find Biological Links between Obesity, AsthmaUB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences NewsAlthough obesity and Type 2 diabetes are associated with a more than 100 percent increase in the prevalence of asthma, the UB studies are “the first to find biological or immunological connections,” says Paresh Dandona, MD, PhD, SUNY Distinguished …and more » View…
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College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University – courierjournal
College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M UniversitycourierjournalAs the merciless Texas heat finally begins to subside and temperatures start to lower, many of those that suffer from asthma or otherrespiratory problems will begin their yearly ritual of carrying inhalers and scarfs with them to help their lungs … View full post on asthma…
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Emory University Hospital First in Southeast to Offer Bronchial Thermoplasty … – Woodruff Health Sciences Center
Emory University Hospital First in Southeast to Offer Bronchial Thermoplasty …Woodruff Health Sciences CenterATLANTA – Approximately 22 million Americans currently suffer from asthma, with 10-15 percent of that population – or over 3 million individuals – experiencing severe persistent asthma, which is difficult to control with even combined usage of … View full post on…
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Wood Honored for Research Linking Parental Problems and Child’s Asthma, Depression – UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences News
Wood Honored for Research Linking Parental Problems and Child's Asthma, DepressionUB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences NewsEmpirical findings based on this model have led to discoveries of how parental depression and marital discord contribute to child depression and worsen asthma through psychobiological stress pathways. “Dr. Wood's careful, high-quality research is … View full post…