Science news articles about 'asthma prevalence'
Study further defines potential role of fish-based fatty acids in resolving, preventing asthma
... indicated that increased levels of omega-3 fatty acids are associated with lower asthma prevalence in people, but the mechanisms to support that observation are poorly understood. This study provides ...Rodent studies suggest mother's diet can affect genes and offspring's risk of allergic asthma
... risk her offspring will develop allergic asthma, according to researchers at National Jewish Health and Duke ... even play a role in the dramatic increase in asthma prevalence during the past two decades ...Asthma prevalence and deaths in Australia still high by world standards, despite declining trends
... to over 2 million people. Professor Guy Marks, Director of the Australian Centre for Asthma Monitoring, said the prevalence of asthma in Australian children is plateauing, if not declining. 'In the ...Place of birth contributes to asthma disparity
... born. There is currently no research that we found that describes asthma prevalence among black/African-American ... etc.) and environmental factors that would lead to asthma (e.g., maternal smoking during ...K-State researcher finds correlation between childhood obesity and asthma
... the increase that we've been seeing over the past several decades in asthma prevalence as well as obesity prevalence," Rosenkranz said. Rosenkranz worked with other K-State faculty and students to ...Airborne asthma allergens
... 19.6%) and current (11.6%) asthma than other parts of the Americas. Incidence among the under ... alone does not account for the observed high asthma prevalence. "This work revealed the presence of fungal ...Novel genetic region identified for childhood asthma in Mexicans
... and found that the chromosome 9q21.31 region may underlie some of the differences in childhood asthma prevalence that have been observed across ethnic groups. It remains unclear why Mexicans have ...World Trade Center responders plagued with asthma
... previous 12 months, and (2) lifetime asthma prevalence, as measured by participants reporting having ever ... 2.3 times more likely to report asthma episodes/attacks that had occurred during the previous ...Studies provide insights into lung disease and lung function in young adults
... inflammation and airway hyperreactivity, or “twitchiness,” both of which are factors in asthma. “Because of the increase in asthma prevalence, as well as obesity, there should be a lot of interest ...News briefs from the October issue of Chest
... of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians. UNCONTROLLED ASTHMA PREVALENT AMONG MINORITY CHILDREN African-American and Hispanic children have a high incidence ...
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