AllerGen researchers at The University of British Columbia (UBC) have published a new study in Particle and Fibre Toxicology, adding to their growing body of research about the relationship between exposure to diesel exhaust and asthma. Two hours of inhaling …
Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) secretion from human nasal epithelium is a function of TSLP genotype (Hui, Akhabir, Sandford, Neighbour, Denburg et al.) Short-term diesel exhaust inhalation in a controlled human crossover study is associated with changes in DNA methylation of …
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A recent publication by AllerGen investigator Timothy Caulfield (University of Alberta law professor, Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy) and his colleagues, revealed the prominent trends and discourses used by the chiropractic profession in their online communication with …
The Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) has selected a 2013 paper by AllerGen researchers to receive the Bruce Squires Award. The award is “awarded annually to the author(s) of the research paper published in the journal (during the previous year) …
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AllerGen researchers at McMaster University have discovered that eosinophils (specialized white blood cells) in the intestine play a different role in the allergic response that causes food allergy and anaphylaxis than was previously thought Eosinophils are typically considered to be …
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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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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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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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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.
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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AllerGen researchers have found that Canadians with lower education and new Canadians (individuals who immigrated to Canada within the last 10 years) have fewer food allergies than the general population. The researchers collected data from 5,734 households, representing over 15,000 …
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In a new study published August 13, 2014, by The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, AllerGen trainee Ryan Persaud and a team of AllerGen researchers found that Canadian newborns are routinely exposed to antibiotics immediately before or after birth. …
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