Sentences with phrase «influence development of asthma»

The results provide more evidence that environmental factors, such as diet, can influence the development of asthma, which has increased dramatically in recent years in westernized countries where high - fat diets are common.

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«Previous studies have linked intake of high fructose corn syrup sweetened beverages with asthma in school children, but there is little information about when during early development exposure to fructose might influence later health,» said Sheryl L. Rifas - Shiman, MPH, a study lead author and senior research associate at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute.

«We are learning more and more about how the early - life environment can influence the development of certain health conditions,» said NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. «If we can develop strategies to prevent asthma before it develops, we will help alleviate the burden this disease places on millions of people, as well as on their families and communities.»

The real challenge, however, was to investigate whether the relief of skin inflammation might influence the subsequent development of asthma.

Impaired development of these cells can influence the entire immune system and lead to illnesses such as allergies and asthma.

Numerous studies suggest that maternal stress experienced in utero influences programming of key physiological systems that contribute to childhood disease57 and that nonoptimal early childhood environments and caregiving experiences also influence these processes.58 - 61 Specifically, emerging data implicate the disruptive impact of stress on the HPA, autonomic, neuroendocrine, and immune systems.1, 3,7,57,62 Disruptions of these stress regulatory systems may, in turn, be linked to immune dysregulation, increasing vulnerability to the development of diseases such as asthma.