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Author: Marshall Beck
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos supports food allergy research
Amazon chief Jeff Bezos and his wife have established a $2.24 million grant to support Dr. Kari Nadeau’s groundbreaking research at Stanford University to treat children with severe food allergies. The grant, which aims to raise matching funds through private …
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AllerGen researchers identify key cells and molecules that cause food allergy
AllerGen researchers at McMaster University have published a new paper that identifies key cells and molecules that cause food allergy. Drs Manel Jordana, Susan Waserman, and Derek Chu, an AllerGen trainee and first author on the paper, have shown that …
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Rx&D bestows health research and innovation awards
Dr. Brett Finlay, a professor in the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Microbiology and Immunology at The University of British Columbia (UBC), has been awarded the 2014 Prix Galien Canada Research Award. The Prix Galien recognizes outstanding contributions …
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Review of latest food allergy research in Journal of Asthma and Allergy
AllerGen researchers have published a review of new and emerging options for the diagnosis and management of food allergies. The article, “Diagnosis and management of food allergies: new and emerging options: a systematic review,” reviewed 100 articles published between 2009 …
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Is going gluten-free good for your health?
In an October 2014 CBC Marketplace episode called “The Truth Behind the Trend,” CBC host Tom Harrington asked AllerGen investigator Professor Timothy Caulfield about the recent popularity in gluten-free diets. Caulfield, a University of Alberta law professor and Canada Research …
AllerGen epigenetics researcher awarded a Canada Research Chair
AllerGen researcher Dr. Michael Kobor has been awarded a Canada Research Chair in Social Epigenetics. Dr. Kobor is an associate professor in the Department of Medical Genetics at The University of British Columbia (UBC) and an expert in epigenetics—the relationship …
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Global News asks: Why are food allergies on the rise?
In a recent Global News interview, AllerGen researchers Dr. Paul Keith and Dr. Susan Waserman addressed the rise of food allergies in Canada and highlighted the potential causes. Dr. Keith, an allergist and president of the Canadian Society of Allergy …
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Doctors can help asthma patients reduce their exposure to air pollution
Physicians can help their patients with asthma by recommending ways to reduce their individual exposure to air pollution, according to a new publication by AllerGen researchers, Drs Michelle North, Anne Ellis and Chris Carlsten, and co-author Dr. Neil Alexis. The …
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AllerGen trainee interviews Nobel Laureate Barry Marshall in Nature
Dr. Meghan Azad recently interviewed the scientist who risked his health to prove his theory about the link between stomach ulcers and the bacterium Helicobacter pylori. Read the interview here.
Greater peanut avoidance found in siblings of children with peanut allergy
A new study involving several AllerGen researchers has found that more than 10% of siblings of children with peanut allergies have never been introduced to peanuts, and siblings born after the diagnosis of a peanut allergic child are more likely …
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University of Manitoba allergist featured in online video
Dr. Allan Becker, Professor of Allergy & Clinical Immunology at the University of Manitoba and AllerGen investigator, discusses the signs and symptoms of anaphylactic reactions, and what to do in the case of an anaphylactic reaction in a new online …
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