While 93 percent of U.S. pediatricians surveyed were aware of the national guidelines on peanut allergy prevention in infants, only 30 percent were fully implementing the recommended practices and 64 percent reported partial implementation, according to the study published in JAMA … Lire la suite
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Asthma and allergies more common in teens who stay up late
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Teenagers who prefer to stay up late and wake later in the morning are more likely to suffer with asthma and allergies compared to those who sleep and wake earlier, according to a study published in ERJ Open Research. Asthma symptoms … Lire la suite
Prescription du monitoring en pratique médicale : de l’empirisme éclairé aux stratégies rationnelles.
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Abstract Le monitoring d’une affection médicale équivaut à la mesure périodique d’une ou plusieurs variables physiologiques ou biologiques en vue d’y détecter un signal de l’évolution clinique ou thérapeutique. On distingue plusieurs situations médicales où un monitoring est pratiqué tout … Lire la suite
Pregnant women and new moms still hesitant to introduce peanut products
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In January 2017 guidelines were released urging parents to begin early introduction of peanut-containing foods to reduce the risk of peanut allergy. A new study shows those who are aware of the guidelines are still hesitant to put them into … Lire la suite
A new tactic for eczema? Scientists identify a natural brake on the allergic attack
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Eczema affects about 17 percent of children in developed countries and is often the gateway to food allergy and asthma, initiating an « atopic march » toward broader allergic sensitization. There are treatments — steroid creams and a recently approved biologic — … Lire la suite
Putting an end to allergic reactions: Newly found mechanism could pave the way
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Researchers have found a new mechanism in which an antibody can prevent allergic reactions in a broad range of patients. The breakthrough could pave the way for a far more effective allergy medicine. There was great excitement in the laboratory … Lire la suite
Key driver of atopic dermatitis discovered Finding provides a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of severe eczema
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Severe eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that is driven by an allergic reaction. In their latest study, researchers at La Jolla Institute reveal an important player that promotes skin inflammation in atopic dermatitis … Lire la suite
Six genes driving peanut allergy reactions identified
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Mount Sinai researchers have identified six genes that activate hundreds of other genes in children experiencing severe allergic reactions to peanuts. This is the first study in human trials to identify genes driving acute peanut allergic reactions using a double-blind … Lire la suite
Allergens need collaborators to cause allergy
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Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) find direct evidence that the ligands, compounds carried by allergens, are actively involved in the allergic sensitization phase. Researchers from Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (CBGP), a joint research centre of UPM … Lire la suite
First vaccine in the world developed against grass pollen allergy
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Immunotherapy with BM32 is based on an innovative recombinant peptide-carrier technology, which requires far fewer injections and has fewer side-effects than other immunotherapies for allergy sufferers. This technology was developed at the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Allergy Research at MedUni … Lire la suite