A study led by Hiroshi Ohno at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) recently showed that certain gut bacteria found in one-month-old infants are associated with food sensitivities and the development of food allergies, particularly to eggs, while other types of bacteria are not. The study also found factors that predicted which type… Continue reading Early gut microbiota linked to food sensitivities in infants
Tag: Allergy and Hypersensitivity
Stopping asthma in its tracks
New therapeutic ‘cocktails’ may provide long-lasting relief for treatment-resistant asthma and other immune system inflammatory diseases.
New therapeutic cocktails show promise for long-lasting asthma relief
Current asthma treatments don’t work in all patients, and they don’t provide long-term relief from potentially deadly asthma attacks. Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) are advancing a new kind of therapy. According to a recent study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, their approach holds promise for providing long-lasting… Continue reading New therapeutic cocktails show promise for long-lasting asthma relief
Vitamin E supplementation may reduce food allergy development in newborns
New research found that supplementing maternal diet with α-tocopherol, a form of vitamin E, can reduce the development of food allergy and anaphylaxis in newborn mice. The prevalence of food allergy in children increased 50% from 2007 to 2021 in the United States (US), with the incidence of peanut allergy tripling in that time. This… Continue reading Vitamin E supplementation may reduce food allergy development in newborns
Researchers develop mouse model to study neutrophilic asthma
A better understanding of inflammation and lung immunity over the past two decades has led to new, innovative treatments for asthma, including biologic therapies. This is especially true for a subtype known as eosinophilic asthma-asthma that’s related to the recruitment and overactivation of white blood cells in the lungs called eosinophils. However, a different type… Continue reading Researchers develop mouse model to study neutrophilic asthma
Exploring the Temporal Interplay of Allergic Sensitization and Asthma via Graph and Manifold Analysis
A treatment-resistant, severe type of asthma successfully modeled in mice
Researchers are tackling neutrophilic asthma, successfully developing one of the first mouse models of the condition.