A gut microbe that stops food allergies
J Thoendell stashed this in Food
Source: http://news.sciencemag.org/biology/2014/...
A class of bacteria commonly found in the guts of people—and rodents—appears to keep mice safe from food allergies, a study suggests. The same bacteria are among those reduced by antibiotic use in early childhood. The research fits neatly into an emerging paradigm that helps explain a recent alarming increase in food allergies and other conditions, such as obesity and autoimmune disease, and hints at strategies to reverse the trend.
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10:41 AM Aug 26 2014