Study points to key genetic driver of severe allergic asthma
August 28, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
CINCINNATI Scientists have identified a genetic basis for determining the severity of allergic asthma in experimental models of the disease.
The study may help in the search for future therapeutic strategies to fight a growing medical problem that currently lacks effective treatments, researchers from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center report in the Aug. 29 Nature Immunology.
Research concludes vitamin D may treat or prevent allergy to common mold
August 15, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
New Orleans, LA Research conducted by Dr. Jay Kolls, Professor and Chair of Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, and colleagues, has found that vitamin D may be an effective therapeutic agent to treat or prevent allergy to a common mold that can complicate asthma and frequently affects patients with Cystic Fibrosis. The work is scheduled to be published online August 16, 2010, ahead of the print edition of the September 2010 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Study demonstrates pine bark naturally reduces hay fever symptoms
June 22, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Research shows Pycnogenol decreases nasal and ocular symptoms in allergic rhinitis patients
HOBOKEN, N.J. (June 23, 2010) An estimated 60 million people in the U.S. are affected by allergic rhinitis, commonly known as hay fever, according to the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology. Hay fever is an allergic inflammation of the nasal airways that causes itching, swelling, mucus production, hives and rashes. A study published in the June 14, 2010 issue of Phytotherapy Research demonstrates Pycnogenol® (pic-noj-en-all), an antioxidant plant extract derived from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, substantially improves the symptoms of hay fever.
New blood test for newborns to detect allergy risk
May 20, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Professor Tony Ferrante
61-423-025-582
University of Adelaide
A simple blood test can now predict whether newborn babies are at high risk of developing allergies as they grow older, thanks to research involving the University of Adelaide.
No clear criteria for diagnosing food allergies, Stanford researcher finds
May 10, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Michelle Brandt
mbrandt@stanford.edu
650-723-0272
Stanford University Medical Center
STANFORD, Calif. A new study shows that confusion over how to identify and treat food allergies is creating the potential for misdiagnosis of this condition.
Penn researchers identify immune cells that fight parasites may promote allergies and asthma
March 10, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Jordan Reese
jreese@upenn.edu
215-573-6604
University of Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA - Millions of people in both the developing and developed world may benefit from new immune-system research findings from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.
Identified: Switch that turns on allergic disease in people
January 19, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Julie Wu
wujuli@niaid.nih.gov
301-402-1663
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Read more
Folic acid may help treat allergies, asthma
April 30, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Hopkins Children’s study: Folic acid may help treat allergies, asthmaFolic acid, or vitamin B9, essential for red blood cell health and long known to reduce the risk of spinal birth defects, may also suppress allergic reactions and lessen the severity of allergy and asthma symptoms, according to new research from the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.
Children who complete treatment for peanut allergies achieve long-term tolerance
March 15, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
A carefully administered daily dose of peanuts has been so successful as a therapy for peanut allergies that a select group of children is now off treatment and eating peanuts daily, report doctors at Duke University Medical Center and Arkansas Children’s Hospital.
Munich researchers discover key allergy gene
August 22, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Together with colleagues from the Department of Dermatology and Allergy and the Center for Allergy and Environment (ZAUM) of the Technische Universität München, scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München have pinpointed a major gene for allergic diseases. The gene was localized using cutting edge technologies for examining the whole human genome at the Helmholtz Zentrum München.
