Allergies News and Research

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Scientists develop new chimeric antibody to treat malignant cancers in dogs

Scientists have developed a new chimeric antibody that suppresses malignant cancers in dogs, showing promise for safe and effective treatment of intractable cancers.

26 Aug 2017

UA Valley Fever Center For Excellence awarded NIH grant to accelerate vaccine development

The Valley Fever Center for Excellence at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson has been awarded a four-year, $4.8 million grant for research to speed development of a vaccine to combat Valley fever, the sometimes deadly respiratory illness caused by Coccidioides spores found in soils of the U.S. Southwest.

24 Aug 2017

Consumption of EPA and DHA omega-3s reduces cardiac death risk, study shows

Results from a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology showed that in 14 randomized, controlled trials of 71,899 people, consumption of EPA and DHA omega-3s reduced the risk of cardiac death by a statistically-significant average of 8 percent.

24 Aug 2017

Study shows role of exhausted regulatory T cells in allergic reactions

Researchers have evidence that the specialized T cells responsible for maintaining a balanced immune response are vulnerable to exhaustion that disrupts normal functioning and may even contribute to allergic reactions.

23 Aug 2017

Symptoms, triggers of food intolerance found to be similar in animals and humans

People are not the only ones suffering from the symptoms and problems of food intolerance and allergies.

23 Aug 2017

NIH scientists develop laboratory model to study tickborne flaviviruses

National Institutes of Health scientists have filled a research gap by developing a laboratory model to study ticks that transmit flaviviruses, such as Powassan virus. Powassan virus was implicated in the death of a New York man earlier this year.

22 Aug 2017

Bedfont® return to ERS to celebrate 10 years of improving asthma management

Regarded as the largest gathering of respiratory professionals worldwide, this year the European Respiratory Society will congregate in Milan.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 22 Aug 2017

Food allergies: Mechanism underlying cross-reaction between cypress pollen and certain fruits revealed

Working in collaboration with teams from the Czech Republic and Japan, researchers from the Institut Pasteur, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), and Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM) have identified, for the first time, the likely origin of the cross-reactivity between cypress pollen, peaches and citrus fruits.

18 Aug 2017

Study provides evidence that oral immunotherapy may be possible cure for peanut allergy

Allergy immunotherapy company Prota Therapeutics Pty Ltd is pleased to announce results from a follow up study of the probiotic and peanut immunotherapy (PPOIT) treatment which it has licensed from the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, demonstrating long-lasting tolerance effects of treatment more than four years after the original study ended.

18 Aug 2017

Peanut allergy successfully kept at bay with immune-based therapy

Australian researchers from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute have come up with a latest study results showing that peanut allergy could be treated successfully with an immune-based therapy. This new therapy helped children allergic to peanuts eat these nuts with no reactions for up to four years. The study appeared this week in the journal Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.

17 Aug 2017

Researchers investigate how previous exposure to West Nile virus affects Zika infection

West Nile virus is no stranger to the U.S.-Mexico border; thousands of people in the region have contracted the mosquito-borne virus in the past. But could this previous exposure affect how intensely Zika sickens someone now?

17 Aug 2017

Understanding the rise in NTM infections

It is important to keep in mind that nontuberculous mycobacteria are environmental, and so unlike mycobacterial tuberculosis, generally this is not a person to person transmitted disease. The organisms are found universally in water and soil and so most people are exposed on a daily basis.

16 Aug 2017

FDA issues Emergency Use Authorization for multiplex Zika test

The Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University's Mailman School today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the CII-ArboViroPlex rRT-PCR Test, the first multiplex assay that simultaneously tests for the presence of Zika virus, all serotypes of dengue virus, chikungunya virus, and West Nile virus, as well as a host gene that ensures the accuracy of results.

14 Aug 2017

Study provides new insight into development of immune cells

In contrast to what has been previously believed, development of blood stem cells to mast cells, a type of specialized immune cell, does not depend on a growth factor called stem cell factor.

10 Aug 2017

Increase in reported cases of Cyclospora infections compared to last year, CDC reports

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory on 7th August 2017, Monday, in order to alert the health care facilities and the public health department on the increase in the reported cases of cyclosporiasis.

9 Aug 2017

‘Bureaucratic ninjas’ slice red-tape to battle health disparities

When a receptionist hands out a form to fill out at a doctor’s office, the questions are usually about medical issues: What’s the visit for? Are you allergic to anything? Up to date on vaccines?

7 Aug 2017

Tackling food allergies: is immunotherapy the answer?

Food allergies affect approximately 8% of school children in the United States and the United Kingdom. The highest prevalence of food allergies is in Australia affecting approximately 10% of young children. It is lower in the developing world.

7 Aug 2017

Researchers hope to harness immune cells for better treatment of allergies, infections

By learning how a recently discovered immune cell works in the body, researchers hope to one day harness the cells to better treat allergies and infections, according to new Cornell University research.

4 Aug 2017

Protein that protects fetus during pregnancy could help treat atopic dermatitis

A protein which protects the fetus during pregnancy, HLA-G1, shows high potential for treating atopic dermatitis and other related diseases.

4 Aug 2017

FDA approves fixed dose combination chemotherapy for subtypes of AML that have poor survival outcomes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday approved Vyxeos - a fixed dose combination chemotherapy for the treatment of adults with two types of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The types of AML that would be treated with Vyxeos include newly diagnosed therapy-related AML (t-AML) and AML with myelodysplasia-related changes (AML-MRC). Vyxeos is a fixed-combination of the chemotherapy drugs daunorubicin and cytarabine.

3 Aug 2017

Allergies News and Research

Latest Allergies News and Research

Scientists develop new chimeric antibody to treat malignant cancers in dogs

UA Valley Fever Center For Excellence awarded NIH grant to accelerate vaccine development

Consumption of EPA and DHA omega-3s reduces cardiac death risk, study shows

Study shows role of exhausted regulatory T cells in allergic reactions

Symptoms, triggers of food intolerance found to be similar in animals and humans

NIH scientists develop laboratory model to study tickborne flaviviruses

Bedfont® return to ERS to celebrate 10 years of improving asthma management

Food allergies: Mechanism underlying cross-reaction between cypress pollen and certain fruits revealed

Study provides evidence that oral immunotherapy may be possible cure for peanut allergy

Peanut allergy successfully kept at bay with immune-based therapy

Researchers investigate how previous exposure to West Nile virus affects Zika infection

Understanding the rise in NTM infections

FDA issues Emergency Use Authorization for multiplex Zika test

Study provides new insight into development of immune cells

Increase in reported cases of Cyclospora infections compared to last year, CDC reports

‘Bureaucratic ninjas’ slice red-tape to battle health disparities

Tackling food allergies: is immunotherapy the answer?

Researchers hope to harness immune cells for better treatment of allergies, infections

Protein that protects fetus during pregnancy could help treat atopic dermatitis

FDA approves fixed dose combination chemotherapy for subtypes of AML that have poor survival outcomes

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