A faster test for the food protein that triggers celiac disease
Researchers in Spain and the United Kingdom are reporting development of a faster test for identifying the food protein that triggers celiac disease, a difficult-to-diagnose digestive disease involving the inability to digest protein called gluten that occurs in wheat, oats, rye, and barley. The finding […]

Researchers in Germany are reporting an advance toward development of technology that could make life easier for millions of people allergic to plant pollen. It could underpin the first automated, real-time systems for identifying specific kinds of allergy-inducing plant pollen circulating in the air. Their study is in the current

Results of a survey launched today revealed that GPs are not referring their severe seasonal allergic rhinitis patients to secondary care, forgoing patient choice and care. The findings demonstrate that GPs cannot see the benefit of referring or feel that they are able to manage their severe allergy patients in their own clinics, despite an […]

A plague of obesity in the United States already is known to increase the risk of illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease and joint problems. Now, an infusion of $6.4 million in grant support from the National Institutes of Health will enable researchers at the University of Pittsburgh-affiliated Magee-Womens Research Institute to investigate what role […]