Peanut allergy news

Started by Nyx, October 12, 2011, 02:39:31 PM

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Nyx

Scientists seem to have found a way to turn off peanut allergy. Here's the article I found first, on io9, and here's the original publication for those who can get to it.

To put it shortly, they introduce the peanut proteins into the blood and let the immune system "get used" to them. But so far they've only tried it on mice, so there's a long way left until people can be treated.

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I saw this on MSNBC.com this morning. Pretty cool :)
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Kamean

Good news. :)
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Seze Mune

Yeah peanut and other tree nut allergies are serious.  People can die from them.  Why more and more kids are developing allergies to peanuts, no one knows.

Yayo

Quote from: Seze Mune on October 12, 2011, 10:06:17 PM
Yeah peanut and other tree nut allergies are serious.  People can die from them.  Why more and more kids are developing allergies to peanuts, no one knows.

So the overlord can have them all to her/him self?

/offtopic. :P


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Kamean

Quote from: Seze Mune on October 12, 2011, 10:06:17 PM
Yeah peanut and other tree nut allergies are serious.  People can die from them.  Why more and more kids are developing allergies to peanuts, no one knows.
Sadly... :(
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Seze Mune

Quote from: Yayo on October 13, 2011, 02:31:30 AM
Quote from: Seze Mune on October 12, 2011, 10:06:17 PM
Yeah peanut and other tree nut allergies are serious.  People can die from them.  Why more and more kids are developing allergies to peanuts, no one knows.

So the overlord can have them all to her/him self?

/offtopic. :P

You mean nuts for the nutty? (oh, that hurt!  8)  )

Nyx

Quote from: Kamean on October 13, 2011, 10:42:16 AM
Quote from: Seze Mune on October 12, 2011, 10:06:17 PM
Yeah peanut and other tree nut allergies are serious.  People can die from them.  Why more and more kids are developing allergies to peanuts, no one knows.
Sadly... :(
Well, that would be a good thing to figure out. Maybe the allergy can be prevented.. in some distant future ^^

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Interesting.

I really hope this can be applied to pollen... :P
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