Challenge Seeks Treatments to Stop Asthma Allergic Advance

18 December 2015. A new challenge on InnoCentive is looking for treatment strategies to halt the progression of allergic reactions leading to development of asthma. The competition has a total purse of $20,000 and a deadline for submissions of 14 February 2016. The sponsor of the challenge, pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim, is also seeking research plans related to the challenge proposals, with funding of up to $200,000 selected separately.....

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How to manage an asthma attack

It is important to note that asthma attacks can be deadly. Once the right asthma treatment is used, the risk of ending up with an asthma attack is reduced. A doctor should be consulted at least once a year for a check-up as well as discuss suitable treatment options.....

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Infants' Risk of Asthma Depends on Gut Microbiome

Four types of gut microbiota acquired in infancy may protect babies from developing asthma, according to findings published in Science Translational Medicine.
Researchers from the University of British Columbia observed infants’ transient gut microbiome in their first 100 days of life by studying their fecal samples.....

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