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October 5, 2014

Asthma attacks triggered by colds due to a tiny molecule, new findings suggest – Tech Times

Asthma attacks triggered by colds due to a tiny molecule, new findings suggest
Tech Times
The molecule IL-25 is of interest to researchers studying asthma because of its role in the onset of type-2 immune responses. Rhinovirus infections are typically mild but they end up worsening in asthmatic individuals because IL-25 promotes the …
Scientists find potential way to treat cold-triggered asthmaFox News
Solving the mystery of why colds cause asthma attacksMedical News Today
New Clues to How Colds Can Spur Asthma AttacksWebMD

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January 13, 2013

Tiny bug could be key to beat asthma – The West Australian

Tiny bug could be key to beat asthma
The West Australian
Nobel prize-winning researcher Barry Marshall is on a mission, hoping to use the tiny squid-like bug that helped earn him the top gong in medicine to revolutionise how a vast range of infections and diseases such as the flu and asthma are prevented.

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July 27, 2011

No More Bad Surprises as Tiny Preemies Reach Teens – Fox News

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No More Bad Surprises as Tiny Preemies Reach Teens
Fox News
But they have a number of health problems, which appear to stay with them throughout childhood, such as higher rates of learning and behavioral problems, low IQ, cerebral palsy and asthma. Hack and her colleagues first assessed the kids when they were …

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July 27, 2011

Tiny babies still have problems as teens – OnMedica

Tiny babies still have problems as teens
OnMedica
A study in this week's JAMA showed that rates of asthma and other chronic health conditions did not increase between the ages of 8 and 14 years but the rate of obesity rose. Researchers had previously followed 181 extremely low birthweight (ELBW) …
Stable Rate of Chronic Conditions for Children Born at <1 kgDoctors Lounge
Change in Prevalence of Chronic Conditions Between Childhood and Adolescence …Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)

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July 26, 2011

No more bad surprises as tiny preemies reach teens – Reuters

No more bad surprises as tiny preemies reach teens
Reuters
But they have a number of health problems, which appear to stay with them throughout childhood, such as higher rates of learning and behavioral problems, low IQ, cerebral palsy and asthma. Hack and her colleagues first assessed the kids when they were …

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December 6, 2010

Tiny asthma inhaler that can reduce bacteria and bullying – FemaleFirst.co.uk

Tiny asthma inhaler that can reduce bacteria and bullying
FemaleFirst.co.uk
Statistics show that bullying is a concern for 30 per cent of children with severe Asthma. Asthmatic children, who often feel conscious about being …

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July 17, 2010

NIH-Supported Finding on Cocaine Addiction: Tiny Molecule, Big Promise

A specific and remarkably small fragment of RNA appears to protect rats against cocaine addiction — and may also protect humans, according to a recent study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health. The study was published today in the journal Nature.

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July 16, 2010

Tiny mushrooms blamed for 400 deaths in SW China (AP)

AP – Every year during the height of the rainy season, villagers of all ages in a corner of southwestern China would suddenly die of cardiac arrest.

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