Allergies News and Research

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Plant-based milk for people with lactose or gluten intolerance

Researchers at the Universitat Politècnica de València have obtained new products fermented with probiotic bacteria from grains and nuts - what is known as plant-based or vegetable "milks" - which are an alternative to conventional yogurts.

6 Jan 2014

Overweight children face increased risk of asthma

Overweight and obesity are significant risk factors for reduced lung function in school-aged children with a history of early childhood wheezing, according to a study carried out at the University of Eastern Finland. The results also showed that the use of inhaled corticosteroids for asthma in childhood may result in reduced bone mineral density in early teenage years.

2 Jan 2014

Penn researchers receive PCORI awards to develop, expand health data network for patients, researchers

Two teams led by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have been approved for funding awards by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

31 Dec 2013

BioCryst receives $2.5M to advance development of BCX4430 for Marburg virus disease treatment

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has exercised an option to conduct the investigational new drug enabling program and to submit an IND.

30 Dec 2013

Asthma link to mood disorders strengthened

Results from a prospective study support a relationship between asthma in adolescence and future diagnosis of mood disorders.

24 Dec 2013

Study finds link between genes affected by testosterone and antibody responses to influenza vaccine

A new study has identified a link between certain genes affected by testosterone and antibody responses to an influenza vaccine. The findings, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggest that testosterone levels may partially explain why men often have weaker responses to vaccines than women.

24 Dec 2013

Eating more peanuts during pregnancy associated with lower risk of peanut allergy in offspring

Women need not fear that eating peanuts during pregnancy could cause their child to develop a peanut allergy, according to a new study from Boston Children's Hospital published online Dec. 23 in JAMA Pediatrics.

24 Dec 2013

Researchers examine link between pregnant mothers eating peanuts, tree nuts and risk of allergies in kids

Children appear to be less at risk for developing peanut or tree nut (P/TN) allergies if their mothers are not allergic and ate more nuts during pregnancy, according to a study published by JAMA Pediatrics, a JAMA Network publication.

23 Dec 2013

Reflux disease diagnosis: an interview with Professor Peter Dettmar, Managing Director of RD Biomed Limited

Generally speaking, reflux has been a major chronic issue for probably the last 40 or 50 years. When you look at the global population, depending on which country we're talking about, around 20% to 40% of individuals have reflux disease within their populations.

23 Dec 2013

Researchers make new breakthrough in HIV vaccine research

A vaccine study in monkeys designed to identify measurable signs that the animals were protected from infection by SIV, the monkey version of HIV, as well as the mechanism of such protection has yielded numerous insights that may advance HIV vaccine research.

20 Dec 2013

ATS, Springer to collaborate on book series, Respiratory Medicine

Springer and the American Thoracic Society (ATS) have entered into a partnership to collaborate on the book series Respiratory Medicine.

20 Dec 2013

Researchers discover way to identify artemisinin-resistant malaria

An international team of researchers has discovered a way to identify, at a molecular level, malaria-causing Plasmodium falciparum parasites that are resistant to artemisinin, the key drug for treating this disease.

20 Dec 2013

Study supports mounting evidence that inflammation may be the cause of chronic rhinosinusitis

Saint Louis University researchers have analyzed the microbiomes of people with chronic rhinosinusitis and healthy volunteers and found evidence that some chronic sinus issues may be the result of inflammation triggered by an immune response to otherwise harmless microorganisms in the sinus membranes.

20 Dec 2013

Laser measurements show pollen has major influence on air quality

Leipzig, Germany. Pollen reflects more sunlight than previously known, and makes up to one third of the total amount of aerosol particles in the atmosphere. Aerosol particles influence optical depth which provides a measure of the opacity of the atmosphere.

19 Dec 2013

New projects advance treatments for radiation syndrome, cardiac arrest-induced brain injury and rare blood disorder

The National Institutes of Health today has launched three pre-clinical projects to advance potential new treatments for acute radiation syndrome, brain injury following cardiac arrest and a rare blood disorder called beta thalassemia.

17 Dec 2013

MTN receives $70M to develop and test products that aim to reduce spread of HIV

With funding of $70 million to support its effort into 2021, the Microbicide Trials Network (MTN) will continue to develop and test products that aim to reduce the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, federal officials announced yesterday.

17 Dec 2013

Exposure to dust from homes with dogs may alter immune response to allergens

A new study suggests that exposure to dust from homes with dogs may alter the immune response to allergens and other asthma triggers by affecting the composition of the gut microbiome-the community of microbes that naturally colonize the digestive tract.

17 Dec 2013

Investigators, CTUs chosen to lead five HIV/AIDS clinical trials networks through 2021

Principal investigators and clinical trials units have been chosen to lead and conduct the research of five HIV/AIDS clinical trials networks through 2021. The effort is directed and funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. Total funding for the networks' leadership and the CTUs is expected to reach $225 million in 2014, the first year of operation.

17 Dec 2013

Poland's entry into EU may have led to consequence of increasing allergies in rural villages

Poland's entry into the EU may have had the surprising consequence of increasing allergies in rural villages, according to a new study. Surveys show that the prevalence of atopy, a predisposition towards allergic reactions, jumped from seven per cent to 20 per cent in villages in southwest Poland between 2003 and 2012.

17 Dec 2013

New legislation to provide epinephrine to children with severe food allergies in schools

An act recently signed by President Obama will make it easier to provide epinephrine to children with severe food allergies in schools, even without a prescription. Physicians at Nationwide Children's Hospital hope the act will encourage the remaining 20 states to pass legislation, incentivizing and, in some cases, requiring that schools to have this medication available for all students since up to 6 percent of children in the United States are now diagnosed with a food allergy.

17 Dec 2013

Allergies News and Research

Latest Allergies News and Research

Plant-based milk for people with lactose or gluten intolerance

Overweight children face increased risk of asthma

Penn researchers receive PCORI awards to develop, expand health data network for patients, researchers

BioCryst receives $2.5M to advance development of BCX4430 for Marburg virus disease treatment

Asthma link to mood disorders strengthened

Study finds link between genes affected by testosterone and antibody responses to influenza vaccine

Eating more peanuts during pregnancy associated with lower risk of peanut allergy in offspring

Researchers examine link between pregnant mothers eating peanuts, tree nuts and risk of allergies in kids

Reflux disease diagnosis: an interview with Professor Peter Dettmar, Managing Director of RD Biomed Limited

Researchers make new breakthrough in HIV vaccine research

ATS, Springer to collaborate on book series, Respiratory Medicine

Researchers discover way to identify artemisinin-resistant malaria

Study supports mounting evidence that inflammation may be the cause of chronic rhinosinusitis

Laser measurements show pollen has major influence on air quality

New projects advance treatments for radiation syndrome, cardiac arrest-induced brain injury and rare blood disorder

MTN receives $70M to develop and test products that aim to reduce spread of HIV

Exposure to dust from homes with dogs may alter immune response to allergens

Investigators, CTUs chosen to lead five HIV/AIDS clinical trials networks through 2021

Poland's entry into EU may have led to consequence of increasing allergies in rural villages

New legislation to provide epinephrine to children with severe food allergies in schools

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