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-- Melissa Mueller-Douglas After a too long absence, we were thrilled to attend the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Social Media Influencer Summit earlier in November in Chicago.  This annual conference is a gathering of experts, advocates, and thought leaders dedicated to advancing food allergy awareness and supporting those impacted by allergies and anaphylaxis This year’s summit both promised and delivered a robust lineup of sessions designed to inform, empower, and inspire. Here are a few highlights from the event that we are particularly excited about: Dr. Shahzad Mustafa and Dr…

The Food Allergy Fund recently hosted its annual summit in New York City. You can find the presentations here. This year the focus was on creating a road map to focus research into food allergies on the gaps in research and on research to re-purpose existing drugs. We heard from research teams and innovative startups leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence to create new drugs.  Historically, the FDA approves drugs for specific conditions, with subsequent potential uses tested gradually—a slow process. However, with advancements in AI and machine learning, there's a…

By Dave Bloom 2023/09/05 Allergic diseases affect hundreds of millions of children worldwide and continue to increase in prevalence. These rising rates have coincided with social and environmental changes that have had an intergenerational impact on the microbes and their collective genes that make up our microbiota. You may be familiar with the term atopic march which refers to the typical progression of allergic diseases that often begin early in life. These include atopic dermatitis (eczema), food allergy, allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and asthma…