Stretching the supply of flu vaccine: Solution offered in new SLU research in New England Journal
...accine into the skin, much like a mosquito bite or allergy skin test, using a very small needle. Belshe said the lower-dose intradermal vaccine did not, however, work as well in an older population. A total of 238 volunteers were enrolled at Saint Louis University and the University of Rochester in the study...JCI Table of Contents, March 1, 2005
... Genetic factors play a role in susceptibility to allergy and asthma. In particular, IL-13 is a gene associated with allergy and is known to be naturally present in different forms. Appearing online on February 10 in advance...DFG awards 2005 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize
...k is interested in allergens and ways of improving allergy therapies. In the research laboratory at the Bonn ...searcher is not only a significant contribution to allergy research; it also has real practical applications. Since 2003, Natalija Novak has been the assistant...What's really making you sick? Plant pathologists offer the science behind Sick Building Syndrome
...th issues typically associated with SBS range from allergy attacks and asthma to more complex medical problems involving exposure to toxins. Mold is a common cause of SBS, said Mani Skaria, Ph.D, plant pathology professor and interim chair of the Department of Agronomy and Resource Sciences, Texas A&M Un...Allergies affect 15 million people in UK, says Professor
...roducing regional GPs with specialist interests in allergy and developing a national centre of excellence for research and clinical care. Aziz Sheikh is Professor of Primary Care Research & Development in the GP Section of the Division of Community Health Sciences. He read physiology and medicine at Univer...Asthma, allergies may reduce risk of brain cancer
...needed an objective way to measure the accuracy of allergy self reports, one that isn't affected by the prese...ur results suggest that self-reports of asthma and allergy are a pretty accurate way to determine someone's susceptibility to this particular type of cancer," ...Certolizumab pegol demonstrates positive results in two Phase III Crohn's disease trials
...in the fields of central nervous system disorders, allergy and respiratory diseases, immune and inflammatory disorders and oncology. UCB employs over 8,500 people operating in over 40 countries. UCB is listed on the Euronext Brussels with a market capitalization of approximately € 5.8 billion. Worldwide h...New factor implicated in allergy and asthma attacks
...toms agonizingly familiar to those who suffer from allergy and asthma attacks. Scientists have long assumed ...the severe respiratory inflammation involved in an allergy or asthma attack. This factor is the damage caused by chemically hyperactive molecules known as "rea...JCI Table of contents August 1, 2005
...on. The role of antigenic pollen proteins in this allergy is well characterized, but the contribution of other constituents in pollen grains in this process is unknown. In a new study appearing on August 1 in The Journal of Clinical Investigation , Sanjiv Sur and colleagues from University of Texas Medic...The relationship between lawns and allergies and asthma
...lawns. "Texas is a really bad area for asthma and allergy sufferers," Colbaugh said. "The potential for expo...a and Allergy Foundation of America annually ranks allergy capitals. In 2004, Dallas / Fort Worth, Austin, Tulsa and Oklahoma City all ranked within the Top 10...Allergy-busting worms, cold water corals and the science of Irishness
...idential Address with Professor Robert Winston The allergy epidemic: can a worm a day keep asthma at bay? Africa's rainbow revolution The future of civil aviation: the search for silent aircraft Celebrity diets, obesity and hormones: what does science have to say? Global biological change and sustainability ...VCU study shows hormone-like molecule kills cells that cause inflammation in allergic disease
...nd may help researchers develop new treatments for allergy and inflammatory responses in arthritis, multiple sclerosis and heart disease. In the Journal of Immunology, published online Aug. 23, researchers demonstrated the means by which a cytokine called interferon gamma (IFNγ induces death of developi...Fetal exposure to toxins could be behind rise in asthma
...fe immunotoxic changes, including those leading to allergy and autoimmunity -- an immune state in which antibodies are formed against a person's own body tissues. One issue resulting from early exposure to environmental toxins and drugs involves two types of immune system helper cells: T helper 1 (Th1) and ......in the fields of central nervous system disorders, allergy and respiratory diseases, immune and inflammatory disorders and oncology. UCB employs over 8,500 people operating in over 40 countries, and achieved revenues of 2.1 billion (including net turnover, royalties, and fees) in 2004. UCB is listed on the ...Enzyme may be target for new anti-inflammatory compounds
...nflammatory pathways such as those blocked by many allergy medications. "The inhibition of CERK would have the added benefit of shutting down the entire inflammatory pathway possibly alleviating side-effects caused by the medications such as Vioxx, which was recently withdrawn from the pharmaceutical market....Advanced genomics and proteomics improve the diagnosis and treatment of a deadly lung disease
... and professor of medicine, division of pulmonary, allergy and critical care medicine. To improve the diagnosis and treatment of interstitial lung diseases, Naftali Kaminski, M.D., director of the Simmons Center and associate professor of pathology and human genetics, Dr. Dauber, and their coworkers decided ...Gene discovery linked to increasingly diagnosed gastrointestinal disease
...arge amounts of white blood cells that can lead to allergy related illnesses. In eosinophilic esophagitis, th...gnosed by a combination of testing, including skin allergy tests, but most importantly, it requires analysis of esophageal tissue specimens obtained by endosco...New method enables gene disruption in destructive fungal pathogen
...lopment of such chronic airway diseases as asthma, allergy and chronic rhinosinusitis. Gene disruption methods could help in identifying molecules from the fungus that trigger inflammatory and other types of immune responses in humans. By understanding how fungi modulate immune responses in humans, new ways ...'High efficiency' vacuum cleaners no better at protecting against dust mites
...r-borne particles raised from carpeted floors. For allergy sufferers, such particles can trigger asthma attac...hould not currently be specifically recommended to allergy sufferers as a means of reducing personal exposure to allergens, either by their manufacturers or he...'Nano-keys' bind cell receptors and trigger allergic reactions
...e runny nose, watery eyes and other characteristic allergy symptoms) and they are the gatekeepers for the allergic immune response. This system can be manipulated experimentally. Specifically, Baird works with immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies, which mount membrane proteins on mast cells to form receptor com...