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Peanut allergy cured in majority of children in immunotherapy trial

Australian researchers hail breakthrough after ‘life-changing’ tolerance persists for up to four years.

Australian researchers have made a breakthrough in the treatment of peanut allergy in children.

A small clinical trial conducted at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute has led to two-thirds of children treated with an experimental immunotherapy treatment being cured of their allergy.

Importantly, this desensitisation to peanuts persisted for up to four years after treatment.

Peanut allergy is the most common cause of anaphylaxis, a life-threatening allergic reaction, and one of the most common causes of death from food allergy.

If confirmed by larger clinical studies, the broader hope is that this treatment can have an impact on the high rates of food allergy among children.

“This is a major step forward in identifying an effective treatment to address the food allergy problem in western societies,” Tang said. »

White supremacists taking DNA tests sad to discover they’re not 100% white

Authored by globalnews.ca

According to UCLA sociologists Aaron Panofsky and Joan Donovan, white supremacists on the online forum Stormfront have been testing themselves using tools such as Ancestry.com and 23andMe.

The study noted that the forum’s senior moderator, John Law, defines being white as “non-Jewish people of wholly European descent.

READ MORE: Arnold Schwarzenegger has a message for Donald Trump and white supremacists. »

Why whisky tastes better when diluted with water

Authored by lnu.se

The same reason also makes many whisky enthusiasts add a few drops of water in their glasses – it makes the whisky taste better.

After malting, mashing, fermentation, distillation and maturing, for at least three years in oak barrels, the whisky is bottled.

"The taste of whisky is primarily linked to so-called amphipathic molecules, which are made up of hydrophobic and hydrophilic parts. »

NASA's Eyes: Eyes Eclipse 2017 Web Application

Authored by eyes.jpl.nasa.gov

In this interactive, web-based 3D simulation, you can click anywhere on the Earth to preview your view of the August 21st, 2017 total eclipse.

Click and drag on the Earth to move it around, or zoom in with your mouse to get close to the surface.

You can simply click on any location to see an inset of the sun, and it will show how much the moon will block it during the eclipse. »

Nate Diaz on boxers poking fun at McGregor: "We’re talking real fighters now you one-dimensional boxing fucks" – TheMacLife

Authored by themaclife.com

Just eight days away from the biggest boxing fight in history, some attention has been drawn to various high profile boxers poking fun at McGregor’s patented warm-ups.

“I’m never taking the MMA fighters over the boxer’s side when it comes to punching and shit, but I’m like don’t be talking shit.

[They say MMA fighter’s] ‘would get embarrassed, it’s ridiculous’ yeah, but we’re talking real fighting now you one-dimensional boxing fucks. »