Epitope testing has been shown in studies to be far more reliable in diagnosing peanut allergy than traditional skin or… Read more »
Tag: Dr. Hugh Sampson
Epitope Mapping Test Diagnoses Peanut Allergy With Over 90% Accuracy
Updated January, 2022 – A blood test called “epitope mapping” accurately predicted peanut allergy 93 percent of the time, a… Read more »
New Food Allergy Tests Hold Hope of Reliable Results
New diagnostic tests are being developed that aim to more accurately diagnose a patient’s food allergy. Currently, skin-prick testing and… Read more »
Difference Maker: A Teen Who Got Involved in Food Allergy Research
Meet the teenager impacting research as an intern and study participant.
Study Shows Wheat OIT Can Improve Allergic Kids’ Quality of Life
Therapy significantly increased the amount of wheat an allergic individual can tolerate without reacting.
Skin Patch for Peanut Allergy Shows 83% Success Rate in Kids
Promising results from Viaskin patch research.
Peanut Patch Trial: My Allergic Son and I Brave Anxiety and the Unknown
We were at a tennis tournament (our first one) in Florida. My son, Josh, then 8, was a late entry… Read more »
Drug Xolair Significantly Cuts Down Reactions in Milk Allergy OIT
Patients taking the drug had one-third the number of reactions of a placebo group while doing OIT
The Hunt for a Food Allergy Cure: Where Is It Heading?
State of food allergy research in 2013, and the obstacles to overcome.