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According to the recent study that was published in the upcoming journal issue of Paediatrics, it has concluded that those children that were exposed to tobacco smoking before birth are at high risk to be born with asthma.

“The study also found that children exposed to smoking while in the womb are three times more likely to develop asthma later in childhood, while visiting the emergency room four times more often than children who were not exposed. Researchers examined 16 institutes and centers in the United States, Puerto Rico and Mexico to determine the impact of smoking before birth, in the first two years and during the time of the child’s symptoms.” http://www.inquisitr.com/136271/asthma-risk-in-children-increased-when-mom-smokes-during-pregnancy/

The result that had an impact on the harshness was smoking during pregnancy said by researcher Haig Tcheurekdjiad. Haig added that after controlling the other factors, children who had the sternest forms of asthma were more than three times to have a mother who smoked during her pregnancy.

Nevertheless, the researchers are still not clear on the reason why the lungs of the baby’s would be affected even they don’t inhale the smoke. On the other hand, they consider that it’s a genetic tendency to lung inflammation, damaged lung development or negative effects of tobacco smoke, while the existing study points to genetic varies before birth.

Burchard of UCSF clinical professor of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences and Medicine who studies asthma genetics commented that there are also environmental factors that put down their fingerprint on DNA and may have their appearance a number of years out.

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“Washington: Researchers have found a potential new treatment for thousands of asthma patients who experience a “late phase“ of symptoms several hours after exposure to allergens, causing breathing difficulties which can last up to 24 hours. In research on mice and rats, scientists from Imperial College London have now found evidence that the late asthmatic response happens because the allergen triggers sensory nerves in the airways.” http://zeenews.india.com/news/health/health-news/new-treatments-to-bring-relief-from-asthma-attacks_13326.html

The nerves stimulate reflexes, which activate other nerves that let go the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which grounds the airways to become constricted. If the findings interpret to humans, it would mean that drugs that obstruct acetylcholine – called anticholinergics – possibly will be used to take care of asthma patients that experience late phase responses following contact to allergens.

According to Professor Maria Belvisi, from the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London, who led the research, those who have asthma have experienced symptoms at night after exposure to allergens during day time, but until now they don’t understand how the late response is brought into the situation.

She added that their study in animals recommends that the anticholinergic drugs can help alleviate the symptoms and this will be supported by the current clinical data. They are finding funds in order to see if the results are reproduced in evidence of concept clinical studies in asthmatics.

Researchers were able to hypothesise that sensory nerves were concerned after observing that anaesthesia disallowed the delayed asthmatic reaction in mice and rats. They do well in blocking the late asthmatic answer using drugs that obstruct diverse aspects of sensory nerve cell purpose, adding additional evidence for this idea.

The new study done by the Imperial college of London unveiled a startling that children born by obese or overweight mothers are found to have an increase risk of having respiratory problems like asthma as compared to children who are born by healthy weight women, this was reported in the Daily Mail.

“Led by Prof Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, the new study suggests there is a 20-30% risk of developing breathing difficulties in babies whose mothers were overweight or obese during pregnancy. Wheezing is another common health issue that is likely to occur in small kids whose mothers are overweight.” http://www.121doc.co.uk/news/asthma-risk-higher-in-children-5906.html

According to Professor Jarvelin, the maternal history of allergy could make it worse but the experts are yet to prove that obesity causes the problem. They hint at the possible association between the two most concerning issues which the England faces recently.

The Daily mail quoted what Prof Prentice says that that result lengthened a long list of the damaging effects cause by obesity in pregnancy. Prentice is the current director of the international nutrition group of the Medical Research Council at the London School of hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

It may be renowned that obesity treatment is accessible in a number of forms, slimming pills being an accepted one in the UK and the rest of Europe. Obese or overweight women who are about to give birth is recommended to consult with their family physicians for a protected and dependable treatment choice.

The new research led by the scientists from Imperial College London explained why almost half of the people with asthma experiences late phase of symptoms after their exposure to allergens.

“An estimated 300 million people suffer from asthma, and the prevalence is rising. Symptoms are commonly triggered by allergens in the environment, such as pollen and dust mites. These stimuli can cause the airways to tighten within minutes, causing breathing difficulties which range from mild to severe. Many sufferers also experience a ‘late asthmatic response’ three to eight hours after exposure to allergens, causing breathing difficulties which can last up to 24 hours.” http://www.medindia.net/news/Late-Phase-of-Asthma-Attacks-Revealed-in-New-Research-89090-1.htm

During early asthmatic response, mast cells is the one who recognised the allergens that release the chemical signals that causes the narrowing the airways. In contrast, it is still unclearthe mechanism behind the late phase.

According to the research involving mice and rats, the Imperial team found evidence that the late asthmatic response happens due to the allergen that triggers the sensory nerves in the airways. The nerves set in motion to the reflexes which activate former nerves that let go the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which causes the airways to narrow. If the findings interpret to humans, it would signify that drugs that obstruct acetylcholine or anticholinergics could be used to treat asthma patients that experience late phase responses subsequent exposure to allergens.

“Many asthmatics have symptoms at night after exposure to allergens during the day, but until now we haven’t understood how this late response is brought about,” said Professor Maria Belvisi, from the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London, who led the research. “Our study in animals suggests that anticholinergic drugs might help to alleviate these symptoms, and this is supported by the recent clinical data. We are seeking funding to see if these findings are reproduced in proof of concept clinical studies in asthmatics.” http://www.medindia.net/news/Late-Phase-of-Asthma-Attacks-Revealed-in-New-Research-89090-2.htm