Immunology
Intestinal worms may solve allergy puzzle
While young people with parasite worms currently have a four times higher risk for developing allergies and asthma than others. Their parents are generally unaffected.
Dec 4, 2017
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News tagged with asthma risk
Immunology
Breastfeeding does not protect children against asthma and allergies: study
The effect of breastfeeding on the risk of developing asthma and allergy has been debated for a long time. In a recent study, Uppsala University researchers show that breastfeeding might in fact increase the risk of developing ...
Nov 13, 2017
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Genetics
Scientists pinpoint genetic risk factors for asthma, hay fever and eczema
A major international study has pinpointed more than 100 genetic risk factors that explain why some people suffer from asthma, hay fever and eczema.
Oct 31, 2017
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Immunology
Exposure to pet and pest allergens during infancy linked to reduced asthma risk
Children exposed to high indoor levels of pet or pest allergens during infancy have a lower risk of developing asthma by 7 years of age, new research supported by the National Institutes of Health reveals. The findings, published ...
Sep 19, 2017
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Health
Smoking fathers increase asthma-risk in future offspring
A Norwegian study shows that asthma is three times more common in those who had a fAnchorather who smoked in adolescence than offspring who didn't.
Sep 28, 2016
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Inflammatory disorders
Reduced fetal size linked to increased asthma risk and reduced lung function in children
Research presented today at this year's European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in London shows that reduced fetal size is linked to increased asthma risk and reduced lung function in children aged 5 to ...
Sep 5, 2016
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Immunology
Asthma gene's effect on respiratory symptoms in infancy depends on breastfeeding status
Infants who have a genetic profile linked with asthma risk could be protected against respiratory symptoms if they are breastfeed, according to a new study.
Sep 4, 2016
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Immunology
Asthma risk increases when child had bronchiolitis
Results of a study published in PLOS ONE show that asthma risk increased 17 times when children who had bronchiolitis in the first two years of life also had a common variation of the Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) ...
Aug 24, 2016
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Immunology
Most asthma research may not apply to African-American children
Results from the largest single study of the genetic and environmental causes of asthma in African-American children suggest that only a tiny fraction of known genetic risk factors for the disease apply to this population, ...
May 12, 2016
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Inflammatory disorders
Researchers discover new pathway that may trigger asthma
Asthma is an enormous public health problem that continues to grow larger, in part because scientists don't fully understand how it is caused. Existing therapies don't cure the disease and often don't even significantly alleviate ...
Apr 18, 2016
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