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Plant-Based Proteins May Lead to Allergies
Scientists find that allergies to soy and peanuts can be activated by common meat-free alternatives based on other legumes, but most people won’t experience a reaction
17-Mar-2023
Many people keen to reduce their meat consumption are turning to substitutes made of legumes packed with protein, vitamins, and fiber. But allergies to legumes like soy or peanuts are both common and dangerous. Are patients allergic to particular legumes at risk from meat-free proteins made of ...
Peanut Allergy Prevention: Researchers Uncover Groundbreaking Solution
14-Feb-2023
Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine have found a way to block anaphylaxis caused by peanut allergies. The groundbreaking discovery could lead to life-saving therapeutics for people with severe peanut allergies. “There are treatments for symptoms in patients with food allergies, ...
Can boiled peanuts help cure peanut allergies?
12-Jan-2023
Because heat can affect the structure and immunoreactivity of peanuts, researchers recently tested whether a therapy using sequential doses of boiled peanuts followed by roasted peanuts may help children overcome peanut allergies. Their open label, phase 2, single arm clinical trial, which is ...
Scientists find inorganic food additives might make babies more vulnerable to allergies
Las nanopartículas inorgánicas podrían atravesar la barrera placentaria y llegar a la leche materna
09-Dec-2022
Nanotechnologies have revolutionized food technology with changes to food production, manufacture, and processing that are intended to make our food safer and healthier. Phytosanitary products, processing aids, food additives, and surfaces that touch food in storage can all transfer nanoparticles ...
New nanoparticle-based sensors can measure residual herbicides in food
07-Nov-2022
Two newly developed, low-cost tests that use nanoparticles to detect chemicals can accurately measure tiny amounts of two potentially harmful herbicides in fruits, vegetables and their products. Reporting in the journalFood Chemistry,a Washington State University research team used two testing ...
Food allergies can be reversed in mice by targeting the microbiome
23-Aug-2022
Although many people with dietary allergies experience mild symptoms when exposed to triggering foods, some face potentially fatal consequences. A bacterial compound called butyrate that’s made by healthy microbiomes has shown promise against allergic reactions in lab tests, but it’s nasty to ...
The oat genome unlocks the unique health benefits of oats
Why oats are healthier and cause fewer allergies and intolerances than other cereals
20-May-2022
Researchers have succeeded in sequencing and characterizing the entire genome of oat. Compared to other cereals and humans, the oat genome architecture is very complex. Scientists from Helmholtz Munich, Lund University and the ScanOats network finally elucidated at the genetic level why oats are ...
Allergy-friendly apple varieties
European Center for Allergy Research Foundation awards seal for apple varieties
04-Apr-2022
In a few years, apples that are officially deemed allergy-friendly will be avaiable supermarkets. The apples are a result of a project in which researchers in cooperation with the Züchtungsinitiative Niederelbe (ZIN), an initiative for breeding apple varieties, have successfully developed two ...
Health claims without high-quality evidence
17-Mar-2022
Many countries, including the UK, have toughened their approach to formula milk products that claim to reduce allergy risks. But elsewhere, consumers are still being persuaded to buy products that make health claims without high quality evidence, reports journalist Melanie Newman in The BMJ ...
Researchers discover two treatments that induce peanut allergy remission in children
09-Feb-2022
Researchers have discovered two peanut allergy treatments for children that are both highly effective at inducing remission. The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), found the treatments – a combination of a probiotic together with oral immunotherapy (the gradual ...
