Immunology
Dry roasting could help trigger peanut allergy
Dry roasted peanuts are more likely to trigger an allergy to peanuts than raw peanuts, suggests an Oxford University study involving mice.
Sep 21, 2014
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Immunology
DNA of peanut-allergic kids changes with immune therapy, study finds
Treating a peanut allergy with oral immunotherapy changes the DNA of the patient's immune cells, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. The ...
Jan 31, 2014
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Immunology
Oral immunotherapy for children's peanut allergy moves a step closer
After 6 months of OIT, 84-91% of the children could safely tolerate daily ingestion of 800 mg of peanut protein (roughly the equivalent of five peanuts), at least 25 times as much peanut protein as they could before the therapy.
Jan 29, 2014
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Immunology
Pregnant women need not avoid peanuts, evidence shows
Women need not fear that eating peanuts during pregnancy could cause their child to develop a peanut allergy, according to a new study from Boston Children's Hospital published online Dec. 23 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Dec 23, 2013
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Immunology
Desensitization therapy for peanut allergy
(Medical Xpress)—Families with peanut-allergic children live in fear that their child will ingest peanuts, even minute amounts, accidentally. Now, a small pilot study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ...
Nov 27, 2013
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The great disappearing act: Bone marrow receiver cured of allergy
Not only can bone marrow transplants be life-saving for children with acute lymphocytic leukemia, they may also cure peanut allergies. According to research presented during the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology's ...
Nov 8, 2013
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Health
Food allergy video game trial launched
Elizabeth McQuaid, Ph.D., a staff psychologist from the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center, is leading a research team testing a new interactive software game developed to help children with peanut allergies better ...
Oct 23, 2013
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Immunology
New target identified for food allergy therapy: Blocking enzyme prevents allergic reaction to peanuts
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at National Jewish Health have identified an enzyme that is essential to the allergic reaction to peanuts. Blocking the enzyme's activity in sensitized mice prevented diarrhea and inflammation, ...
Aug 1, 2013
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Researcher digs into the contested peanut-allergy epidemic
he path of the peanut from a snack staple to the object of bans at schools, day care centers and beyond offers important insights into how and why a rare, life-threatening food allergy can prompt far-reaching societal change, ...
Jul 25, 2013
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Pioneering study to investigate factors affecting how much peanut is safe to eat
(Medical Xpress)—A new study has begun which will, for the first time, identify how factors like exercise and stress may change how much peanut can cause an allergic reaction in the UK population.
Jun 5, 2013
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