/channels/taxonomy/term/492/all en /channels/channels/news/holidays-bring-severe-spike-nut-allergies-children-325128 <p>A new study examining the link between peanut and tree-nut anaphylaxis in children and holidays found spikes at Halloween and Easter. The <a href="https://www.cmaj.ca/content/192/38/E1084/tab-related-content">study</a>, led by a team of researchers from the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital of the 平特五不中 Health Centre (MCH-MUHC), found that most were previously unknown allergies, calling for increased awareness.</p> Mon, 05 Oct 2020 14:14:49 +0000 webfull 164038 at /channels /channels/news/epigenetic-study-tabs-genes-linked-allergies-asthma-242501 <p>Researchers from Canada, the UK, Sweden and the US have discovered more than 30 genes that strongly affect an antibody involved in allergies and asthma. Some of the genes could provide targets for drugs to treat those conditions, according to the international team鈥檚 study, published online in <i>Nature </i>on Feb. 18. Thu, 19 Feb 2015 14:42:50 +0000 webfull 108238 at /channels /channels/news/educating-immune-system-prevent-allergies-251260 <p><span>With the arrival of spring, millions of Canadians have begun their annual ritual of sneezing and wheezing due to seasonal allergies.聽</span><span>A research team at the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital from the Research Institute of the 平特五不中 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) is bringing them hope with a potential vaccine that nudges the immune response away from developing allergies.</span></p> Thu, 14 May 2015 15:07:51 +0000 webfull 110010 at /channels /channels/news/quebec-science-honours-three-mcgill-discoveries-257540 <p><em>By Chris Chipello</em></p> <p><img src="//www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/files/newsroom/quebecscience_2.jpg" style="width:690px; height:226px" /></p> Mon, 04 Jan 2016 15:11:08 +0000 webfull 114869 at /channels /channels/news/increasing-cases-anaphylaxis-among-children-260563 <p>Anaphylaxis, known to be a sudden and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction, seems to be increasing among children, according to a new study led by a team at the Research Institute of the 平特五不中 Health Centre (RI-MUHC). The findings, published this week in the <em>Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology</em> (JACI), reveal that the percentage of emergency department (ED) visits due to anaphylaxis doubled over a four-year period based on data collected from the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital of the MUHC (MCH-MUHC).</p> Thu, 21 Apr 2016 15:25:15 +0000 webfull 118445 at /channels