Severe childhood asthma linked to new gene mutation

A new study, which involved the collaborative research efforts from centers in five countries was published in the journal of Nature Genetics.
The research team identified a mutated gene associated with a high risk of severe childhood asthma by conducting a genome-wide association study (GWAS) on DNA from Danish national health registries and the Danish National Screening Biobank.....

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Anne Kelsey Lamb: Every asthma attack is its own perfect storm

About a month ago, a journalist called to ask my perspective on data showing an increase in asthma ER visits in parts of California, particularly the San Joaquin Valley.
Emergency room visits for children 5 and older have more than doubled in rural Madera County and nearly doubled in Merced County.....

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Late-breaking study finds aerobic exercise significantly improved asthma control

MONTRÉAL—Researchers from Hospital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, the Montreal Chest Institute, and Concordia University in Montréal, Canada, conducted a 12-week supervised aerobic exercise program for patients with asthma and found that exercise yielded significant improvements in asthma control. This study was designed using the ORBIT framework to assess the impact of aerobic exercise on asthma control.....

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