Monday, April 8, 2019

Why Do Some Colds Make Asthma Worse? NIAID-Funded Study Offers Insights | NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Why Do Some Colds Make Asthma Worse? NIAID-Funded Study Offers Insights | NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases



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Monday, April 8, 2019

Why Do Some Colds Make Asthma Worse? NIAID-Funded Study Offers Insights

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The common cold is one of the most frequent triggers of asthma attacks. Yet even among children with severe asthma, most colds do not lead to asthma attacks. In a new NIAID-funded study, researchers sought to answer a long-standing question: what differentiates a cold that leads to an asthma attack from a cold that is just a cold? Their findings, reported today in Nature Immunology, will inform future research to identify new strategies to treat asthma.
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