Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research

9/8/2015: Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research Discovery

Scientists from Switzerland, Japan and the U.S. have discovered that mast cells responsible for causing an  allergic reaction, might be able to help suppress it as well, because those cells are so active.  This is a possible new way to deal with allergies. [1]

9/25/2015:  International Food Allergy Alliance Meeting

Worldwide, 220 million people have food allergies.  The International Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Alliance comprised of 20 international partners, meets from September 27th to 29th with a focus on encouraging the commercial sector to get involved with physicans, food companies and pharmaceutical scientists to help find a cure.  [2]  

[1]  www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150908094114.htm

[2]  http://www.foodallergy.org/2015/092515

Food Allergy Research

Perhaps there is hope!  The National Institutes of Health granted $2.2 million to research food allergy triggers and possibly a way to eliminate allergies!  This was announced in October 2014. 

"Benaroya Research Institute receives $2.2 million to discover biomarker that triggers allergies."  Erik Wambre, PhD states, "If we can identify the biomarkers at the beginning of the allergic chain reaction we can get ahead of the symptoms and try to find a therapy that will eliminate the allergy at the first step."1

Let's keep our fingers crossed.

1 "Benaroya Research Institute receives $2.2 million to discover biomarker that triggers allergies"