Scienmag
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Credit: Eliot Herman Food allergies are a big problem. suffer from some kind of food allergy. These allergies cost a whopping $25 billion in health care each year. About 7% of children and 2% of adults in the U.S. Then there’s the time lost at school or work.
XTalks
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
It has long been known that mothers greatly influence the development of the growing fetus by not only providing nutrients through the placenta, but also a growing list of biological elements including beneficial antibodies, gut bacteria and now, allergies. Related: Red Meat Allergy Test Gets FDA Clearance.
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The Pharma Data
JANUARY 4, 2021
4, 2021 — Mothers who drink cow’s milk while breastfeeding may reduce their child’s risk of developing food allergies , a new Swedish study suggests. “Though the association is clear, we do not claim that drinking cow’s milk would be a general cure for food allergies,” she said in a university news release.
Scienmag
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
Study reveals a previously unknown function of a human gene Credit: Lorenzo Bonaguro A genetic disposition that plays a role in the development of the heart in the embryo also appears to play a key role in the human immune system. This is shown by a recent study led by the University of Bonn (Germany). […].
Scienmag
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
Results from the first trial of personalised care for children with asthma Selecting treatments according to genetic differences could help children and teenagers with asthma, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress. [1]
Scienmag
AUGUST 14, 2020
Finding could lead to genetic tests that identify infants at risk for the disease Credit: NIAID WHAT: New research supported by the National Institutes of Health delineates how two relatively common variations in a gene called KIF3A are responsible for an impaired skin barrier that allows increased water loss from the skin, promoting the development (..)
Scienmag
AUGUST 14, 2020
Discovery could lead to new screening tests and potential treatments Credit: Cincinnati Children’s Two common variants in the KIF3A gene increase the risk of young children having a dysfunctional skin barrier and developing the skin condition atopic dermatitis.
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