Daily non-political popular news in brief.

If air gets scarce -- new gene causes asthma in children

Usually harmless external stimuli like animal hair, pollen and house dust cause a life-endangering narrowing of the bronchi in asthma patients. An international team of scientists headed by researchers from the Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, and Oxford University, UK, have now been able to identify a gene that clearly increases the risk for asthma in childhood.

Read more »

Keywords: air, gets, scarce, gene, causes, asthma, children, get, cause

« Previous | Next »

Similar news on "If air gets scarce -- new gene causes asthma in children":

1. Carnegie Mellon researchers study harmful particulates
   02-26-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Reducing barnyard emissions is one way to help reduce the harmful effects of tiny atmospheric air particles that can cause severe asthma in children, and lung cancer and heart attacks in some adults.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
2. Mutant gene causes severe kidney disease in infants
   11-05-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Scientists at the University of Michigan Medical School have discovered a previously unknown cause for a severe, early-onset form of kidney disease and renal failure in children: recessive mutations in a gene called phospholipase C epsilon or PLCE1.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
3. Airborne dust causes ripple effect on climate far away
   01-29-2007 · EurekAlert!
   When a small pebble drops into a serene pool of water, it causes a ripple in the water in every direction, even disturbing distant still waters. NASA researchers have found a similar process at work in the atmosphere: tiny particles in the air called aerosols can cause a rippling effect on the climate thousands of miles away from their source region.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
4. Could the ability to expel worms lead to a future asthma treatment?
   12-14-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Based on experiments with worms similar to those that infest millions of children in the tropics, researchers see potential for a new way to treat asthma. Parasitic infections and asthma may cause the human immune system to react in some of the same ways, and may one day be cured by manipulating some of the same proteins, according to research published today in the journal Science.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
5. Gene elevating breast cancer risk also causes prostate cancer
   02-08-2007 · EurekAlert!
   An international multicenter research effort has identified a new genetic defect as a potential heritable breast cancer susceptibility candidate. The same PALB2 mutation also seems to in some measure cause prostate cancer.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
6. Rare mutation causes early heart disease and metabolic syndrome
   03-01-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Yale School of Medicine researchers have identified a rare defect in a single gene that poses a substantial risk for metabolic syndrome and early heart disease, the leading cause of death worldwide.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
7. UD researchers discover technique for repairing gene defect that causes spinal muscular atrophy
   02-11-2008 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered a novel technique -- that acts like a "spell-checker" for correcting a misspelling in the DNA code -- to repair the defective gene that causes spinal muscular atrophy. This hereditary neuromuscular disease is the number-one genetic killer of children under two years old.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
8. Investigating causes of asthma attacks: New sensor system monitors environmental exposure
   01-22-2008 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute have developed a sensor system that continuously monitors the air around persons prone to asthma attacks. Worn in the pockets of a vest, the new system could help researchers understand the causes of asthma attacks.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
9. Cells in the lung clear the air to prevent lung damage
   03-01-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Air pollution and tobacco smoke contain oxidants that when inhaled can cause damage to the lungs and contribute to diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In a study that appears in the March issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, identify a new mechanism by which mice are protected against inhaled oxidants.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
10. Coarse particulate matter in air may harm hearts of asthma sufferers, UNC study finds
    05-09-2007 · EurekAlert!
    Breathing air containing coarse particulate matter such as road or construction dust may cause heart problems for asthma sufferers and other vulnerable populations, according to a new study led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health.
    Similar news · Read more »