Dogs Can Be Your Asthma-Prone Baby’s Best Friend

Having a dog may help prevent your baby from developing asthma, according to research from a team at the University of California. Dust from households with dogs is different from dust from homes without pets and, says The Scientist, “now it appears this unique bacterial assemblage may confer an advantage to the youngest members of the household,” if they are at risk for developing asthma:

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Reprogramming Asthma-promoting Cells Could Help Treat Asthma

Scientists have found a new treatment for asthma by reprogramming some asthma-promoting immune cells.
Scientists from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have found Suv39h1, an enzyme in asthma-promoting cells, Th2cells, that could help treat asthma patients...

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Swimmer who had asthma attack rescued by emergency crews

A 20-year-old woman was saved by police and emergency service personnel from drowning Thursday after she had an asthma attack while swimming...

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