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How a little known virus can cause asthma in kids.
Science 2.0 (blog) There are a number of ways by which we think early life infection can cause asthma, and I might go into those in a later blog post. But one of the coolest suggestive mechanisms, was published by Nandini Krishnamoorthy, at the University of Pittsburgh … |
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Local virus patterns may affect kids' asthma risk, study says
Lansing State Journal Infants in urban areas have different patterns of viral respiratory illness than those in the suburbs, which may explain why inner-city children are more likely to develop asthma, a new study suggests. The findings may lead to new ways to treat … Inner-City Kids Get Different Kinds of Colds Inner City Infants Have Different Patterns of Viral Respiratory Illness Than … Expat Health Insurance News: Virus infections 'linked to higher rates of … |
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Virus Patterns Where Kids Live May Affect Asthma Risk
U.S. News & World Report WEDNESDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) — Infants in urban areas have different patterns of viral respiratory illness than those in the suburbs, which may explain why inner-city children are more likely to develop asthma, a new study suggests. The … Inner city infants have different patterns of viral respiratory illness than … |
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How could a virus increase the risk of asthma?
The Citizen Daily Washington.Viral infections in newborns "cripple" part of the immune system and increase the risk of asthma later in life, US researchers studying mice have said.They showed infections by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) stripped immune cells of their … |
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How childhood virus leads to adult asthma
Futurity: Research News RSV, a common childhood virus, cripples regulatory T cells early in life, which causes the body's protective mechanism against allergens to be lost and increases susceptibility to asthma. (Credit: iStockphoto). U. PITTSBURGH (US) — The normal immunity … Team shows how childhood viral infection leads to increased risk for allergic … |
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US scientists grow cold-causing virus on sinus tissue
Daily News & Analysis "We now have evidence that there may be new approaches to treating or preventing HRV-C infections," senior author James Gern, professor of medicine at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and an asthma expert at American Family … |
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Insights gained from growing cold-causing virus on sinus tissue
EurekAlert (press release) "We now have evidence that there may be new approaches to treating or preventing HRV-C infections," says senior author James Gern, professor of medicine at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and an asthma expert at American Family … |
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