Every year, nearly half a million babies in the United States are born prematurely. Tiny infants whose lungs are too fragile to sustain normal breathing… Read more
Category: asthma
Restoring Balance to ‘Stressed Out’ Airway Cells: Pitt Public Health Scientists Describe Biological Pathway in Most Common Type of Asthma
Our cells are in a constant struggle of life and death – and, when things go smoothly, that balance is maintained and we don’t have… Read more
Inhibiting Certain Protein in Severe Asthma Patients Could Improve Treatment
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimates that around 25 million Americans have asthma. Of those, around 90 to 95 percent are considered to have… Read more
Asthma Much More Complex Than Many Think
For too long, too many have thought of asthma as something of a minor disease. I don’t mean that doctors who treat asthma patients don’t… Read more