New factor implicated in allergy and asthma attacks
For a person with allergies or asthma, breathing in pollen can be a very bad thing. Within minutes of inhalation by someone sensitive to their effects, these tiny particles can trigger severe inflammation of the respiratory passages, producing uncontrollable sneezing, coughing, or extreme shortness of breath -- symptoms agonizingly familiar to those who suffer from allergy and asthma attacks....Allergy battle could be won in five years, says scientist
Researchers, working with colleagues at St George's, University of London, are developing drugs designed to stop allergens from entering the body, so rendering them harmless. Professor David Garrod said the research ?recently shortlisted for the Northwest Regional Development Agency's Bionow Project of the Year ?takes a completely new approach to the treatment and prevention of allergies....Unique soybean lines hold promise for producing allergy-free soybeans
Researchers have isolated two Chinese soybean lines that grow without the primary protein linked to soy allergies in children and adults. The two lines already are adapted to Illinois-like conditions and will be given away to breeders seeking to produce new varieties of allergy-free soybeans without genetic engineering. Crop scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and...Children of allergy sufferers prone to same problem
Infants whose parents have allergies that produce symptoms like wheezing, asthma, hay fever or hives risk developing allergic sensitization much earlier in life than previously reported, according to a study by Cincinnati researchers. The study suggests that the current practice of avoiding skin testing for airborne allergens before age 4 or 5 should be reconsidered, so children in this h...'Allergy cells' can aggravate cancer and psoriasis
The body's mast cells are mainly associated with allergic reaction in the way they release histamine and other inflammatory substances. However, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have now demonstrated how the mast cells can also contribute to diseases like psoriasis and cancer. Mast cells are most known for their association with allergic reactions, as they act like microscopic "bombs"...GenTel gets federal grant to develop allergy test
An estimated 50 million Americans suffer from mild to chronic seasonal allergies, and current...New vaccine helps allergy and asthma patients
Allergy and asthma patients can now breathe easy. Literally. A new vaccine called grass pollen vaccine has been shown to be effective in improving the quality of life and has also reduced medication requirements in these patients. These and other findings of this study are reported in the latest issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Samantha M. Walker, PhD, of the Imperia...New vaccine helps allergy and asthma patients
Allergy and asthma patients can now breathe easy. Literally. A new vaccine called grass pollen vaccine has been shown to be effective in improving the quality of life and has also reduced medication requirements in these patients. These and other findings of this study are reported in the latest issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Samantha M. Walker, PhD, of the Imper...Allergy Risk Increased by Kerosene Use
The use of refined fossil fuels--especially kerosene, which is sometimes used for heating, cooking, and as a light source--may cause sniffling, wheezing, itching, and other allergy symptoms. Although the exact mechanism is unclear, researchers speculate that the fuels may somehow irritate the nasal lining and set the stage for an inflammatory or allergic response. // The researchers s...Anti-Gliadin IgG & IgA (Ab) EIA Gastrointestinal Markers 027-GD77 Celiac Disease Food Allergy
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Description:The Johns Hopkins University Dermatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology (DACI) Reference Laboratory is a federally-(Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act - 1988) licensed clinical laboratory that began operation in 1982. Its mission is to provide comprehensive, high quality diagnostic allergy and immunology testing to patients throughout North America with asthma, allergy, and immunologic disorde...First Demonstration of nanoImmunology: a Nanomaterials-based Therapeutic Approach to Treat Allergy
ROANOKE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 20, 2007 - Researchers from LunaInnovations Incorporated (NASDAQ: LUNA) and Virginia CommonwealthUniversity (VCU) are the first to show that carbon nanospheres,sometimes referred to as "buckyballs," are able to block allergicresponse in human cell culture experiments and mice. These findingsare described in a paper entitled "Fullerene Nanomaterials Inhibit...