Diesel Exhaust Can Predispose Unborn Babies to Asthma Make an Appointment Ask a Question Find a Doctor National Jewish Health, Researcher Magdalena Gorska, MD, wants to determine how diesel exhaust that a mom inhales during her pregnancy can cause her unborn baby to be prone to developing asthma. Related Videos What Causes Eczema? How to Use a Nebulizer® Severe Asthma Transcript What we have learned is if mother inhales diesel exhaust particles before pregnancy or during pregnancy the offspring can develop predisposition to asthma and what we are searching for now, we are trying to identify cells and molecules which are changed by diesel exhaust particles in offspring and how these changes affect predisposition to asthma in offspring. Want to use this on your website? Fill out the content usage request form and then copy this code: Sign up for Health Insights & News Go Submitting...
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