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Airway Lumen is Reduced in Asthmatic Smokers, According to Study
Lung Disease News According to a recent study published in the journal Chest, the Official Journal of the American College of Chest Physicians found that compared to people with asthma who never smoked, the CT scan segmental airway lumen area is reduced in those with … |
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Study identifies molecule critical to asthma-causing cell's survival
USC News Scientists led by molecular immunologists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have identified a way to target a recently discovered cell type that causes asthma, opening the door to cure the chronic respiratory disease that affects 25 million Americans. |
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Targeting CCL28 Protein Structure May Help Prevent Asthma, Study Shows
Lung Disease News Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the air passages characterized by airflow obstruction and with common symptoms of wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath. Currently, there is no cure for asthma and affects approximately 25 million people … |
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Study: Pregnant women need to avoid antibiotics to prevent asthma …
News-Medical.net Getting sick when you're pregnant is especially difficult, but women whose children are at risk for developing asthma should avoid antibiotics, according to a new study. The study, published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the … Public Release: 3-Mar-2015 Pregnant women with asthma need to curb urge to … Pregnant Women with Asthma Need to Curb Urge to ask for Antibiotics AAAAI Installs New President at 2015 Annual Meeting |
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Possible Link Between Suicide Risk and Asthma – Atopy Focus of Recent Study
Lung Disease News Asthma and atopy, the genetic tendency to develop allergic diseases, have been suggested to be associated with a higher risk of suicide ideation and depression. Bristol researchers have studied this possible link between pre-defined asthma and atopy … |
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Conditions: Obesity; Inflammation
Intervention:
Sponsor: USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center
Not yet recruiting – verified February 2015
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Condition: Asthma
Interventions: Drug: Vapendavir; Drug: Vapendavir; Drug: Placebo
Sponsor: Biota Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Recruiting – verified February 2015
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Study Highlights Need For Greater Treatment Practice Standardization Of …
Lung Disease News shutterstock_224584318 The heterogeneity of asthma, comprising a group of related disorders that can be caused or contributed to by a diverse range of factors, makes the disease challenging to study and treat. In addressing that issue, the Cincinnati … |
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Epigenetic Study Finds Genes Involved in Allergies, Asthma
Newswise (press release) Newswise — Researchers from Canada, the UK, Sweden and the US have discovered more than 30 genes that strongly affect an antibody involved in allergies and asthma. Some of the genes could provide targets for drugs to treat those conditions, according … Study Highlights Drug Targets for Allergies, Asthma Asthma scientists discover 34 genes that make people more likely to suffer … Epigenetic study highlights drug targets for allergies and asthma |
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Study Highlights Drug Targets for Allergies, Asthma
Drug Discovery & Development Illustration of a DNA molecule that is methylated at two sites in the centre. Source: (Max Planck Institute for Informatics) Asthma affects one child in 10 in the UK, and allergies may affect one third of the population. The new findings could lead to … Epigenetic study highlights drug targets for allergies and asthma Asthma cure a step closer after scientists discover 34 genes that make people … Researchers discover promising targets for treating allergies and asthma |
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