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June 28, 2024
MHWFAC research: Reprogramming the immune system
Two doses of allergen-encapsulating nanoparticles delivered intravenously prevented anaphylaxis during a food allergy test in mice, according to a study led by University of Michigan researchers.
The results, published in Advanced Healthcare Materials, offer a potential path to improving the ease of allergy immunotherapies in
June 27, 2024
Food allergy Q&A a hit at "Strolling Science"
Michigan Medicine allergy faculty fielded a steady stream of questions about the latest in food allergy research during a recent "Strolling Science" event at the Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills.
April 16, 2024
MHWFAC tapped by National Institutes of Health for elite grant
The MHWFAC has been awarded a seven-year CoFAR Cooperative Agreement Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to become one of its 10 centers of food allergy research in the United States.
December 21, 2023
The intersection of genetics and environment: MHWFAC launches new long-term sibling study
Why do some kids develop food allergy, while others, even those in the same family, do not? Why has food allergy in children doubled in just the past 20 years?
Unraveling those mysteries is the aim of a new long-range study being launched by the Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center.
July 14, 2023
Affected by food allergy? Researches want to interview you.
As part of an ongoing international study about access to mental health care for those affected by food allergy, researchers are seeking to interview adults with food allergy, and parents of children with food allergy.
