Peanut allergy affects even more U.S. adults than children
(Northwestern University) Peanut allergy affects at least 4.5 million adults in the U.S., many of whom report developing their first allergy symptoms during adulthood. Although three out of four Americans with peanut allergy are over 17 years old, peanut allergy is often considered a predominantly pediatric concern. There are currently no FDA-approved therapies for patients with adult-onset food allergy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 9, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Food allergies are more common among Black children
(Ann& Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago) Black children have significantly higher rates of shellfish and fish allergies than White children, in addition to having higher odds of wheat allergy, suggesting that race may play an important role in how children are affected by food allergies, researchers at Ann& Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Rush University Medical Center and two other hospitals have found. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies
Black American children have higher rates of shellfish and fish allergies than white children, a new study finds. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - February 1, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies: Study
MONDAY, Feb. 1, 2021 -- Black American children have higher rates of shellfish and fish allergies than white children, a new study finds.
The research confirms the important role that race plays in children ' s food allergies, the study authors... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 1, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Salesforce CEO, Bayer back biotech startup targeting 'good' gluten for celiac patients
With big plans to undercut celiac disease and disrupt food allergies, a biotech startup backed by high-profile investors and advisors raised $40 million to start clinical trials.
Ukko Inc., with operations in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv, Israel, said its Series B round was led by drug maker Bayer AG's investment arm, Leaps by Bayer. It included cash from existing investors TIME Ventures — the investment fund of Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE: CRM) founder and CEO Marc Benioff — as well as Khosla Ventures… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - January 27, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news
Salesforce CEO, Bayer back biotech startup targeting 'good' gluten for celiac patients
The company, the bulk of which is based in Israel, plans to boost its Bay Area presence as it moves forward with clinical trials of its products for celiac disease and food allergies. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - January 27, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news
Ukko Secures $40 Million in Series B Funding Led by Leaps by Bayer to Overcome Food Allergies and Sensitivities
Top industry leaders and venture firms unite behind Ukko's efforts to eliminate the world's most prevalent food allergies and sensitivities, including peanuts and gluten
PALO ALTO, Calif., TEL AVIV, Israel and LEVERKUSEN, Germany, Jan. 27, 2021 -- (Heal... Biopharmaceuticals, Venture Capital Ukko, Bayer, food allergy (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - January 27, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
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Top industry leaders and venture firms unite behind Ukko’s efforts to eliminate the world's most prevalent food allergies and sensitivities, including peanuts and gluten (Source: Bayer Company News)
Source: Bayer Company News - January 27, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Making wheat and peanuts less allergenic
(American Society of Agronomy) Research uses plant breeding and biotechnology to remove proteins associated with food allergies. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - January 27, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Race plays a role in children's food allergies
(Rush University Medical Center) Black children have significantly higher rates of shellfish and fish allergies than white children, confirming that race plays an important role in how children are affected by food allergies, researchers at Rush University Medical Center have found. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 26, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Food allergies might be caused by an overactive ‘quality control system’ in our bodies, researchers say
Chemicals in dishwashing detergent, food preservatives and synthetic textiles could be overexciting the immune system, making it sensitive to nonthreatening foods. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - January 23, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Blakemore Source Type: news
Study in twins identifies fecal microbiome differences in food allergies
(University of Chicago Medical Center) A new study out of the University of Chicago and Stanford University on pairs of twins with and without food allergies has identified potential microbial players in this condition. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
In lab study, nanoparticle shows promising results for treating severe allergies
For about 1 in 13 children in the U.S., usually harmless foodstuffs such as milk, eggs and peanuts can send the body ’s natural defenses into overdrive.Symptoms of food allergies can vary widely, but at worst, a systemwide allergic response can lead to anaphylaxis, a life-threatening condition characterized by a sudden drop in blood pressure and difficulty breathing.Although there are now some preventive measures for food-induced anaphylaxis, there are not yet any long-lasting solutions — treatments capable of locking the immune system into a state of tolerance, so that it doesn’t respond to allergens.Now, a UCLA res...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - January 14, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Overactive food quality control system triggers food allergies
Scientists have struggled to explain why allergies have been increasing dramatically over the last 30 years, Yale scientists provides a new theory. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - January 14, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Does moisturising baby skin prevent eczema or food allergies?
Skin care treatments in babies, such as using moisturisers on the skin during the first year of life, probably do not stop them from developing eczema, and probably increase the chance of skin infection.The authors are uncertain how skin care treatments might affect the chances of developing a food allergy. We need evidence from well-conducted studies to determine effects of skin care on food allergies in babies.What are allergies?An immune response is how the body recognises and defends itself against substances that appear harmful. An allergy is a reaction of the body ' s immune system to a particular food or substance (...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - January 14, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Katie Abbotts Source Type: news
