Tag: autoimmune disease

Nanoparticle to treat food allergies

Nanoparticle Appears to Prevent, Treat Peanut Allergies in Mice

Technology could provide platform to fight other allergies, autoimmune disorders.
Gene Defect in DNA

Diagnosis of 12-Year-Old Boy with Gene Defect Leads to New Avenues...

First description of the mutation in the human genome.
COUR Pharma Pipeline

COUR Announces First In-Human Dosing in Proof-of-Concept Trial of CNP-201 to...

CNP-201 is a nanoparticle containing peanut protein that aims to eliminate allergic responses.
Food Additives

Common Food Preservative in 1200+ Products May Harm Immune System

"Our research shows how important it is that the FDA test all food chemicals for safety."
Dr Paula Gonzalez Figueroa

Researchers Find a Natural Protein That Halts Allergies, Anaphylaxis and Autoimmune...

Experts from The Australian National University have unearthed a natural way the body prevents autoimmune disease and allergies.
Cells in Culture

Research Links the Hormones You’re Born with to Lifetime Risk for...

Study answers questions about why females are at increased risk for common diseases that involve or target the immune system like asthma, allergies, migraines and irritable bowel syndrome.
Poop Pills by OpenBiome

Can Fecal Transplant Cure Peanut Allergy? Phase I Trial Underway

Can transplanting the microbiota of a healthy person to that of an allergic individual prevent allergic reactions?
DNA

Genome Study Provides More Clarity on Genetic Causes of Food Allergy

Study provides more clues in the race to understand the causes and develop treatments for food allergies.

New Technique May Hold Promise for Curing Food Allergies

The treatment reduced the observed symptoms of anaphylaxis and lowered other key protein markers by up to 90% in mice.

Vermont Senate Takes Up GMO Labeling Bill

Bill would require all foods sold in Vermont containing genetically modified ingredients to disclose such on the label.