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Research on peanut allergic children and mothers
Friday, 16 December 2011
A web-based case-control survey using the Anaphylaxis Canada Registry has looked at the risk of developing childhood peanut allergy in association with pregnancy exposure to Rh immune globulin, folic acid and ingestion of peanut-containing foods. The aim was to determine any prenatal factors that may contribute to the development of peanut allergy.
Review of articles published in Clinical and Experimental Allergy
Friday, 16 December 2011
A group of allergy experts including several Australian specialists have reviewed over 200 articles published in the journal Clinical and Experimental Allergy throughout 2010, and provided a summary of key messages.
Read more: Review of articles published in Clinical and Experimental Allergy
Antigen-specific immunotherapy may prevent food allergy reactions
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
A research group at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has shown a technique called antigen-specific immunotherapy may be able to inhibit allergic responses to peanuts and restore tolerance to peanut proteins in sensitized individuals. The group received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food Allergy Initiative to conduct the work.
Read more: Antigen-specific immunotherapy may prevent food allergy reactions
New molecule developed as potential allergy therapy
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
A new type of molecule has been developed in the quest to find better treatments for allergies. Researchers at the University of Notre Dame, USA, have developed a heterobivalent IgE ligand which they believe may be able to prevent an allergic reaction without suppressing the whole immune system.
Read more: New molecule developed as potential allergy therapy
Free access to peanut allergy review
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
A recent free-access paper has been published reviewing the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical features of peanut allergy. It also discusses future diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities.
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