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An allergy drug showed promise for MS, but could they prove it?

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What if an over-the-counter allergy medicine could help halt and even reverse multiple sclerosis? and physician-scientist Ari Green, MD. And if it did, could patients return to their full capacity?

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Overactive food quality control system triggers food allergies, Yale scientists say

Scienmag

Food allergies have been increasing dramatically across the developed world for more than 30 years. But scientists have struggled to explain why that is. For instance, as many as 8% of children in the U.S. now experience potentially lethal immune system responses to such foods as milk, tree nuts, fish and shellfish.

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Allergy season starts earlier each year due to climate change and pollen transport

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Scientists in Munich study how pollen from far distances — sometimes hundreds of kilometers away — affects the length of allergy seasons in Germany Credit: A. Yuan, Technical University of Munich Allergy sufferers are no strangers to problems with pollen. Menzel and Y.

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In the lab, St. Jude scientists identify possible COVID-19 treatment

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Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists […]. Jude Children’s Research Hospital The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause significant illness and death while treatment options remain limited.

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Mark Foundation funds Jackson Laboratory scientists to study immunotherapy side effects

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The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research funds Jackson Laboratory scientists to take on immunotherapy’s greatest challenges — improving response rates and decreasing debilitating side effects The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research announces a $1 million grant to The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) to study the harmful side effects that sometimes (..)

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WRAIR, Duke scientists identify of monoclonal antibodies efficacy against malaria

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Scientists at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, in a collaboration the Duke University, have confirmed that monoclonal antibodies can be an effective tool in the global fight against malaria.

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Cellular quality-control system identified as a culprit in coronavirus infection

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By studying a disease caused by a close cousin of the virus behind COVID-19, a team of scientists has identified a compound that shows potential in easing the symptoms of coronavirus infections. Credit: Photo courtesy of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH RICHLAND, Wash.—By RICHLAND, Wash.—By