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Scientists Seek Genetic Clues To Asthma’s Toll On Black Children – NPR


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Scientists Seek Genetic Clues To Asthma's Toll On Black Children
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Zunika Crenshaw cringes as a tire swing whips her children around in circles just a little too fast. It's a sunny afternoon in the park, in Pleasanton, Calif. As her children play, she keeps a close watch on their breathing. She says asthma is in her …
Scientists Seek Genetic Clues To Asthma's Toll In Black ChildrenNorth Country Public Radio
Scientsts Seek Genetic Clues To Why Asthma Is Deadlier In BlacksKABC

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Scientists at Cardiff University make major breakthrough in asthma treatment – WalesOnline


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Scientists at Cardiff University make major breakthrough in asthma treatment
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Scientists at Cardiff University have made a discovery that could lead to improved treatment for asthma sufferers. They have found that blocking a certain “signalling molecule” can alleviate symptoms such as mucus production, swelling, and constriction …

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Scots scientists offer fresh hope in treatment of asthma – Scotsman


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Scots scientists offer fresh hope in treatment of asthma
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“Double agent” cells, which both fight infections and damage tissue in various inflammatory conditions, could offer a new approach to treating conditions such as asthma, Scottish scientists have said. Researchers made the breakthrough when they …
Hopes raised over new asthma treatmentThe National

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Asthma and hay fever suffers can help scientists tackle conditions by sharing symptoms in #BritainBreathing app – The Independent


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Asthma and hay fever suffers can help scientists tackle conditions by sharing symptoms in #BritainBreathing app
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Scientists are calling on hay fever and seasonal asthma suffers to share their symptoms on a new app to help build a better understanding of what causes allergies. The one if four people in the UK who suffer from seasonal allergies, including hay fever …

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New app will help scientists understand triggers for asthma and hay fever – Evening Standard


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New app will help scientists understand triggers for asthma and hay fever
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Hay fever and asthma sufferers can become “citizen scientists” by sharing their symptoms on a new app. The free app called BritainBreathing was created to help experts understand what triggers an allergic reaction. Scientists will then be able to …
New app launched to boost hay fever and asthma understandingBT.com

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Scientists discover link between Shingles and Asthma – Bel Marra Health


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Scientists discover link between Shingles and Asthma
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According to Dr. Young Juhn, an asthma epidemiologist at the Mayo Clinic Children's Research Center in Rochester, and the author of the new study, “Asthma represents one of the five most burdensome chronic diseases in the U.S., affecting up to 17 …
History of Asthma May Be Linked to Shingles Risk in AdultsDoctors Lounge

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Harvard Scientists Find Asthma Cells Scrambling Like There’s A Fire Drill – Lung Disease News


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Harvard Scientists Find Asthma Cells Scrambling Like There's A Fire Drill
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In the course of a new study at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, scientists have made an unexpected discovery suggesting intriguing new avenues both for basic biological research and for therapeutic interventions to fight asthma.
Scrambling Asthma CellsLab Manager | News (press release) (blog)

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