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November 30, 2020

Pleural Effusion: A Common Cause of Shortness of Breath

Pleural effusion, and its underlying conditions, can be serious if untreated.

Asthma, Lung Health, Pulmonology

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November 13, 2017

Can Asthma Be Controlled with a Vitamin Supplement?

Research from the UNC School of Medicine indicate that a type of vitamin E known as gamma tocopherol may reduce a kind of airway inflammation common in asthma patients.

Asthma, Health, Research

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person using an asthma inhaler in cut out illustration of a human lung.

October 12, 2017

UNC Researchers to Lead $61 Million Asthma Treatment Project

UNC researchers are leading the way in trying to find more effective asthma treatments.

Asthma, Grants, Immunology, News, Research, Studies

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October 5, 2017

Had Enough of Your Seasonal Allergies? Maybe You Need a New Medication

Choose the drug that’s right for you and find some relief from seasonal allergies.

Allergies, Asthma, Health, Treatment, Wellness

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October 5, 2017

What Are Allergies and Why Do They Make You Feel So Bad?

Find out the science behind the sneezing, itching misery of seasonal allergies.

Allergies, Asthma, Health, Wellness

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October 5, 2017

Fall Allergies 101: Symptoms, Causes and Treatments

Stop the sniffles so you can enjoy the weather!

Asthma, Health, Wellness

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September 11, 2017

UNC lung researchers awarded $12.5-million NIH grant to develop new...

The National Institutes of Health has awarded four UNC experts a translational program project grant (tPPG) to develop and test therapeutics aimed at reducing the hyper-concentration of mucus often found in cystic fibrosis and asthma patients.

Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, Grants, Innovation, News, Pulmonology

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February 6, 2017

UNC researchers find new potential route to treat asthma

Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have identified and isolated a protein that could play a vital role in regulating proper airway function. When that protein is low in volume or missing altogether, it can cause airway hyper-reactivity in asthma.

Asthma, Research

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October 10, 2016

Researchers show how allergic responses, build up of specific prote...

UNC scientist Mehmet Kesimer, PhD, helps medical colleagues figure out why airborne allergens can cause asthma symptoms in some people but not others. His work implicates an important protein in mucus -- MUC5AC.

Asthma, Research

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