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Press release of interest: Infants Exposed to Specific Molds Have Higher Asthma Risk

By Jonathan Eisen   Posted in News
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A new paper is discussed in this press release that is of interest to studies of microbiology of the built environment: UC HealthNews : Infants Exposed to Specific Molds Have Higher Asthma Risk. From the lab of Tiina Reponen who is involved in various studies on this topic. The online article is here: Full Text though it is not freely …

New study concerning “Indoor mold poses key asthma risk for babies”

By David Coil   Posted in News Scholarly Literature (Journals, Books, Reports)
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The association between moisture/dampness and negative health indicators (e.g. asthma) is quite well documented.   This is usually pinned on an unspecified “mold” although in reality the causative agent(s) is unknown.   For an excellent and detailed review of this topic see here.   A new study came out this week that looked in particular at the …