OMRF has received a $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the autoimmune disease lupus. The five-year award comes from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the NIH. The grant will support research on the genetic origins of lupus, which affects up to an estimated 2 million Americans […]
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Peanuts and Shellfish and Eggs, Oh My!
Dear Dr. Prescott, How close are we to solving food allergies? Russell Edwards, Norman Unfortunately, not as close as we’d like. For many years, health experts didn’t focus on the cause of food allergies. Instead, they devoted their efforts to helping those with allergies—and those at risk to develop them—avoid offending foods. These efforts translated […]