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Standardised validation of food allergen ELISA methods
Sunday, 07 March 2010
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2010 Annual meeting was held in San Deigo, USA on 18-22 February. At this meeting, the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) organised a scientific session entitled 'Food allergies: the enemy within'. Coinciding with this session, the JRC issued a press release describing the new international guidelines they have co-authored which addresses international standardisation of ELISA testing validation for food allergen analysis.Read more: Standardised validation of food allergen ELISA methods
New developments in PCR detection of food allergens
Sunday, 07 March 2010
Two papers published in early 2010 have described progress in the field of PCR detection techniques for food allergens. The developments include optimised detection of plant allergens and a parasite responsible for allergic reactions following consumption of fish.
Read more: New developments in PCR detection of food allergens
Annual review of advances in allergy research
Sunday, 07 March 2010
Each year, Sicherer and Leung review the highlights of the scientific advances in anaphylaxis and hypersensitivity reactions to foods, drugs, and insects that were published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology throughout the preceding twelve month period. These reviews serve as useful references to keep up to date with advances in this field and provide a 'one-stop' summary of key research published in this journal. Their latest edition relating to research published throughout 2009 is now available.
US doctors not strong on food allergy knowledge
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
The results of a new study conducted in the US indicate that pediatricians and family physicians aren't always confident in their ability to diagnose or treat food allergies. The findings are based on an analysis of the web-based Chicago Food Allergy Research Survey for Pediatricians and Family Physicians which includes a national sample of pediatricians and family physicians recruited between April and July 2008.
New research sought for assessing allergy of GE plants
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is issuing a request for applications for applied research on innovative or improved methods to predict whether or not a pesticide protein is a food allergen.
Read more: New research sought for assessing allergy of GE plants
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