Tag: mouse model

OpenBiome Fecal Capsules

Positive Early Results with Fecal Microbiota Therapy for Peanut-Allergic Patients

Encapsulated stool from non-allergic donors alters the immune system and increases tolerance to peanuts.
FD&C Red 40

Artificial Food Colorants Can Cause Disease After Immune System Dysregulation

When given a diet with the food dyes Red 40 or Yellow 6, the altered mice developed IBD.
Models of Interleukin 4 and 13

Antibody May Provide New Treatment for Food Allergies

“This research suggests a potentially transformative treatment for peanut allergy in particular and food allergies in general.”
Pill

New Pill Could Prevent Anaphylaxis in People with Food, Drug Allergies

Drug would be the first known treatment to prevent anaphylaxis.
T-Cell

Scientists Discover Immune Cell Subtype in Mice That Drives Allergic Reactions

NIH-funded study suggests targeting cell may help prevent anaphylaxis in humans.
Child Scratching

Study: Scratching Starts Cascade of Immune Responses That Lead to Food...

Researchers may have solved the puzzle of how eczema leads to increased risk of developing food allergies.
Gut Microbiome

Study: Intestinal Bacteria from Healthy Infants Prevent Food Allergy

Study shows how gut bacteria from infants could prevent food allergy.
Dentritic Cells

Using Mice, Duke Researchers Identify How Allergic Shock Occurs So Quickly

A newly identified immune cell mines the blood for allergens to directly trigger inflammation.
Peanuts

Study: Vaccine Suppresses Peanut Allergies in Mice

Three monthly doses of a nasal vaccine protected the mice from allergic reactions upon exposure to peanut.
baby wipes

Study: Food Allergy Linked to Genetics and Skin Exposure Often Caused...

"A major advance in our understanding of how food allergy starts early in life.”