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Cancer vaccine one step closer
Andreea Ioan-Facsinay from Leiden University Medical Center has attached proteins from tumour cells to antibodies. With these she treated immune cells from a mouse. These treated cells were used to make a vaccine, which was shown to be effective in animal experiments. If the follow-up research is... view more (2003-02-14)

£2 Million of Yeast Could Triple Available Drug Treatments
Researchers are to employ the humble yeast cell to greatly increase – perhaps even triple - the number of drug treatments for common diseases such as allergies, asthma, obesity, type 2 diabetes, schizophrenia, heart disease, osteoporosis and cancer.   view more (2003-02-05)

Microbes and Man Research Programme starting up
Main focus on interaction between microbes and man The newly launched Academy of Finland Research Programme on Microbes and Man (MICMAN) is aimed at producing new information on the interaction between microbes and man and at making use of that information for purposes of maintaining health and... view more (2003-02-03)

MEDIA INVITATION: Are GM foods safe to eat?
Are GM foods safe to eat or are the health risks greater than those associated with conventional foods? Could the use of antibiotic resistance genes in GM plants lead to widespread resistance to antibiotics within humans? Could genetic modification of foods lead consumers to develop new food... view more (2003-01-21)

Highlights of leading allergy and immunology research presented for first time at BSI/BSACI congress
Today marks the opening of the Annual Meeting of British Society for Immunology (BSI) and the British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology (BSACI) congress - hot new research covers future therapeutic possibilities for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, research that aspirin may lead to... view more (2002-12-19)

Aiming at a deeper understanding of the maintenance of health
Projects selected for Microbes and Man Research Programme. The projects that will be funded under the umbrella of the Microbes and Man Research Programme have been selected. Among the areas and issues covered in these projects are allergies, intestinal immune defence mechanisms, the role of... view more (2002-12-10)

Breastfeeding does not protect against asthma and allergic diseases (pp 887, 901)
A longitudinal study in this week's issue of THE LANCET provides compelling evidence that breastfeeding does not protect against asthma and atopy in childhood and early adulthood-authors of the study suggest that breastfeeding may actually increase the risk of these diseases. Breastfeeding is... view more (2002-09-18)

Exposure To Bacteria Modulates Immune Response And Decreases Allergy In Farm Children (p 465)
Findings from a Research Letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET provide support for the idea that children who grow up on farms have fewer allergies because they are exposed to more microbes than other children. Farmers' children are known to be less prone to allergies than children who do not... view more (2002-08-07)

Dental Material Amalgam Is Not Guilty Of Disturbances
A careful study by a group of investigators of the University of Giessen suggests that there is no indication for mercury intoxication or amalgam allergy as a cause of somatic complaints. To deepen the understanding of the numerous unspecific complaints which are related to the dental material... view more (2002-08-05)

Eat more dirt!
You are less likely to have allergies if:
  • you have older siblings (especially brothers);
  • you rarely washed your face and hands as a child;
  • you have had gastric infections with microorganisms that originated in faeces;
  • you were brought up on a farm with animals;
  • you... view more (2002-07-30)

    Dust mite research to provide relief for asthma sufferers
    Easy household solutions to the problems of asthma could result from new research due to be announced at a conference this week. Asthma, a condition which affects 8 million people in the UK (18,000 new cases every year), is one of the allergies which is exacerbated and often caused by dust mites in... view more (2002-07-16)

    Hawking's Universe Tipped To Win Aventis Prizes
    Stephen Hawking's The Universe in a Nutshell, sequel to the best-selling A Brief History of Time is tipped to win the General Prize of the Aventis Prizes for Science Books 2002. William Hill announced odds on the Prize - the scientific community's answer to the Booker Prize - placing Professor... view more (2002-06-17)

    Study Upholds Evidence That Education Leads To Better Health
    People with more education have better physical and mental health, according to a newly published study from London University`s Institute of Education. The study brings together evidence from a number of countries, including the UK, Europe, Australia, the USA, Africa and Latin America. People with... view more (2002-06-05)

    Early exposure to common viral infection does not protect against allergy
    Common viral infections in early childhood do not protect against allergy, concludes research in Thorax. If anything, the evidence points to an increased risk.   view more (2002-04-25)

    Stressed intestine can give rise to food allergy
    The intestines of mice which have been subjected to stress, overreact to certain nutritional substances. PhD biologist Annette van Kalkeren from the University of Amsterdam has investigated the relationship between stress and the occurrence of food allergies and various intestinal disorders. The... view more (2002-04-18)

    TB vaccine could help asthma
    THE protection the BCG vaccine provides against tuberculosis is notoriously poor. But it could hold the key to a vaccine against asthma, which now affects one in seven children in the West.        Klaus Joseph Erb`s team at the University of Würzburg in Germany... view more (2002-02-27)

    Childhood asthma is still being overlooked
    A University of Sunderland academic has called for a greater awareness of childhood asthma after his research revealed the disease is still being under-diagnosed and under-treated. Dr Mohammad Shamssain and his research team recently completed phase two of a major study into the prevalence and... view more (2002-01-24)

    The hope, the challenge, the people: perspectives on animal research
    The people who agreed to be interviewed and photographed for a new RDS publication to be launched on 15 January are convinced that the use of animals in medical research is essential. They also agree that alternative methods should be sought to replace animal research and testing and that, until... view more (2002-01-11)

    Blocked gene may provide new treatment for allergies
    Allergic reactions like hay fever can recur over long periods since the allergenic mast cells survive and revive.  A team of Uppsala scientists have now identified the mast cell's survival gene, and by blocking this gene, they can inhibit allergic reactions, opening new avenues for treatment. ... view more (2001-12-05)

    Gas cooking has a harmful effect on the lung function of adolescents
    Gas cooking has a harmful effect on the lung function of girls who are susceptible to allergies, concludes research in Thorax. Over 700 Italian school children aged 11-13 years were interviewed by a physician and categorised according to how often they were in the kitchen while the mother cooked... view more (2001-06-14)

    A MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR PATIENTS WITH NUT ALLERGIES (pp 87, 111)
    In this week’s issue of THE LANCET, researchers from Cambridge, UK, report the success of a newly designed management strategy for people with potentially fatal allergies to peanuts and other nuts. Despite the high level of media attention given to nut allergies, little is known about the... view more (2001-01-11)

    CIA Responds Angrily to Scaremongering Study Coverage
    The UK Chemical Industries Association (CIA) has responded angrily to the scaremongering media stories about the report published earlier this week by the British Society for Allergy, Environmental & Nutritional Medicine (BSAEN). The authors of the report are said to be criticising what they... view more (2000-03-17)

    Improved immune diagnostics
    With many forms of illness, such as allergies, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis or multiple sclerosis, the success of therapy can be shown by the absence or presence of certain cells and the proteins they produce. Today, this can be ascertained in a number of different ways. Researchers at the... view more (2000-01-27)

    Asthma Research Breakthrough Holds Promise Of Cure
    New research has made a vital breakthrough in the understanding of how asthma is caused, bringing the possibility of treatments for its prevention and cure.   view more (1999-07-06)

    University invention enlisted in battle against the brown-tailed moth
    An environmentally friendly insect trap devised by researchers at the University of Southampton is the latest weapon in Portsmouth City Council's long-running battle to control infestations of the caterpillars of the brown-tailed moth.   view more (1998-09-04)
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