Bitter taste receptors hold key to treating asthma

One in nine Australians, among more than 300 million people worldwide, suffer from asthma. They experience a wide range of debilitating, even life-threatening respiratory symptoms from a disease that can be controlled but not cured.
New research led by Dr Pawan Sharma from the UTS School of Life Sciences and The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research offers hope to asthmatics who need more effective, long-term treatment plans.....

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Tonic water compounds prevent allergic asthma in mice

Asthma affects around 1 in 12 people in the United States, and this number is on the rise. A new study, however, finds that two compounds added to tonic water may be an effective treatment for the disease.
Researchers from the U.S. and Australia reveal how chloroquine and quinine prevented the development of allergic asthma in mice by activating the rodents' bitter taste receptors.....

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Asthma news: New FREE app could revolutionise the CONTROL of potentially fatal condition
ASTHMA attacks can occur at anytime, but a new smartphone app has been created telling you when it’s most likely to hit.

MyAsthma connects to a smartphone to monitor a sufferer’s asthma - a common lung condition which can affect breathing - and help them manage it in every day life.
By learning what environmental factors tend to trigger a person’s asthma, the MyAsthma app lets sufferers know when they’re in a location, particular weather or air quality that’s most likely to set it off.....

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