Hormone linked to asthma in obese people
COLUMBIA (US) — Leptin, a hormone that affects energy metabolism, fertility, and bone mass, also regulates airway diameter. The finding could explain why obese people are prone to asthma. Continue…
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New genetic test improves prenatal screening
COLUMBIA U. (US) — A genetic test that uses microarray analysis conducts a more comprehensive examination of a fetus’s DNA than the current standard method, a study finds. (more…)
