A protein in our pancreas and lungs could help treat asthma
Its a surprising but effective strategy.
Tag: asthma
Asthma is surprisingly uncommon among COVID-19 patients who died in New York
Asthma wasn't even on the top 10 list of COVID-19 comorbidities, which was toped by obesity, diabetes, and heart disease ...
Asthma drug might treat COVID-19 pneumonia
Pneumonia symptoms improved within two days of the drug's administration.
“Farm air” can protect children from asthma
Farm microbes could help reduce asthma risk.
Eating bad PUFAs may put you at risk of developing asthma — but fish contains the good PUFAs
I'm thrilled that PUFAs is an actual scientific term.
Short-term exposure to air pollution may be deadly for people with asthma
A few days' exposure to ambient air pollution was associated with increased risk of death from asthma.
Unhealthy weight responsible for 1 in 4 cases of asthma in obese children
This means that roughly 1 million cases of asthma are preventable.
Women who regularly use cleaning supplies risk lung damage, study shows
There were no significant differences in the decline of lung function between men who worked in the cleaning business and ...
Having a cat around the house keeps asthma away in newborns
Cat allergens reduce the incidence of asthma in newborns by a factor of two.
Prenatal exposure to paracetamol (acetaminophen) linked to asthma
Researchers have made a stronger case for the negative effects of paracetamol on pregnant women. It was already documented that ...
Odor receptors discovered in lungs
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Iowa have found out that we don't just smell ...
Sharing bacteria with your kids using their pacifier may reduce the children’s risk of allergies, asthma and eczema
Researchers in Sweden have shown that children whose moms and dads placed their childrens pacifiers in their own mouths, thus ...
Asthmapping: Smart GPS Inhalers Save Lives
Asthma is a chronic, inflammatory disease that causes the airways of the lungs to swell and narrow, leading to wheezing, ...
Cats to prevent allergies and asthma development
A study conducted by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at Columbia University's Mailman ...