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A New Method For Testing Allergenic Substances Without Experimental Animals
Contact allergy affects around 20% of the population in the western world. Scientists are working intensively to develop alternative test methods that do not require animal testing. A research group at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has now developed a unique test method that enables graded results to be obtained using cultured skin cells…
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No commentsInteractions Between Substances Determine Allergenic Potential
Scientists at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have used advanced light microscopy to show that a substance can be differently absorbed by the skin, depending on what it is mixed with. This may determine whether it causes contact allergy or not. “We have also been able to identify specific cells and proteins in the skin with which a contact allergen interacts…
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No commentsPeanut Allergies, Breakthrough Could Improve Diagnoses
This product may contain nuts.” It’s an increasingly common warning on food labels of all kinds, given the recent heightened awareness of the dangers of nut allergies. Roughly three million Americans suffer from peanut allergies; yet current diagnostic methods don’t detect every case…
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No commentsNew Food Allergy Model For Fenugreek Developed
A mouse model to investigate allergy to fenugreek has been developed by Norwegian researchers. The model can also be used to study cross-reactivity to peanut, soy and lupin, major food allergens with public health relevance. Fenugreek is a member of the legume family and is used as an ingredient in curries, chutneys and teas…
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No commentsHolidays Offer Plenty To Sneeze At: Dust, Nuts, Mold Trigger Allergies
Getting out the boxes of holiday decorations from years gone by is a time-honored tradition. But in addition to stirring up memories, it also stirs up allergies. “The dust from the boxes and on the decorations that have been packed away in dank basements or dusty attics is triggering reactions in my allergy and asthma patients,” said Joseph Leija, MD, allergist at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital…
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No commentsFew Allergies In Unstressed Babies
A new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet shows that infants with low concentrations of the stress-related hormone cortisol in their saliva develop fewer allergies than other infants. Hopefully this new knowledge will be useful in future allergy prevention. The study is published in the December paper issue of Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology…
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No commentsChronic Diseases – How To Overcome Genetic And Lifestyle Factors
Concerns are being raised as to how modern lifestyles may cause physiological defense mechanisms in light of the dramatic increase of people suffering from chronic inflammatory diseases, such as allergies, asthma and irritable bowel syndrome…
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No commentsHigh Intestinal Microbial Diversity Safeguards Against Allergies
High diversity and a variety of bacteria in the gut protect children against allergies as opposed to some individual bacterial genera. These are the findings of a comprehensive study of intestinal microflora (gut flora) in allergic and healthy children, which was conducted at Linköping University in Sweden…
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No commentsScientists Identify Strategies To Conquer Lifestyle And Genetic Factors Related To Chronic Diseases
A dramatic increase in the incidence of chronic inflammatory diseases such as asthma, allergy, and irritable bowel syndrome, has led to concern about how modern lifestyles may trigger physiological defense mechanisms…
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No commentsMilk Powder Better Than Liquid Drops To Treat Milk Allergies
A small study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and Duke University shows that eating higher doses of milk protein in the form of dry powder substantially outperforms lower-dose therapy a few drops of liquid milk extract under the tongue for treatment of food allergies…
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