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Original post: Newswise - Drug and Drug Abuse Asthma may reduce risk of brain tumors -- but how?
Asthma has been associated with a lowered risk of brain tumors, and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis now think they know why: Immune cells activated under conditions of asthma are less able to promote the growth of brain tumors. The findings could lead to new therapeutic approaches.