ScienceDaily (July 22, 2010) — Walter and Eliza Hall Institute scientists have identified the three protein fragments that make gluten -- the main protein in wheat, rye and barley -- toxic to people with celiac disease.

Their discovery opens the way for a new generation of diagnostics, treatments, prevention strategies and food tests for the millions of people worldwide with celiac disease.

When people with celiac disease eat products containing gluten their body's immune response is switched on and the lining of the small intestine is damaged, hampering their ability to absorb nutrients. The disease is currently treated by permanently removing gluten from the patient's diet.

Dr Bob Anderson, head of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute's celiac disease research laboratory, said it had been 60 years since gluten was discovered to be the environmental cause of the disease.

Many foods thought to be naturally gluten-free are failing tests for gluten cross contamination!

Apples rich in polyphenols may reduce or prevent food allergy attacks.

Crossbreeding has left scientists hopeful about developing a low allergy peanut that could be farmed for millions.

The National Food Research Institute (NFRI) has developed an easy method for baking 100 percent rice flour bread.By adding the tri-peptide glutathione they baked a fluffy gluten-free loaf of bread.

The Department of Transportation is considering banning peanuts from all flights to accommodate people with a peanut allergy. They are considering instituting peanut free buffer zones.

Starting this July Massachusetts will require restaurants to display the allergens in their food and train employees about food allergens, including allergy symptoms and proper responses to reactions.

New technology may bring us a more accurate food allergy test. Finally, a definitive test for food allergies is being developed.

By Stephen Daniells, 12-May-2010

The science to support measures to manage and prevent food allergies is insufficient to support guidelines, and more needs to be done to understand the issues, says a new analysis.

Results of a nationwide telephone survey have shown that the rate of peanut allergies in children more than tripled from 1997 to 2008. The data are reported in the May 12 issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

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Research into the step-by-step progression of celiac disease suggests that development of the disease requires a combination of three factors: inherited susceptibility; exposure to an environmental trigger, gluten; and a condition that allows gluten fragments to pass through the intestinal wall and initiate an immune response in the underlying tissue.

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Newswise — A new study by researchers at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences’ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology highlights a mechanism for significant disruption of gene activity in autism that may be reversible. Published in the journal Genome Medicine on April 7, the study focuses on the differential expression of microRNA and addresses the issue of higher level regulation of gene expression in autism.

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CeliacFacts email newsletter: "Information to support your gluten free health and lifestyle". We publish up to 20 new topics each week to our blog and email newsletter, and to our Twitter and Facebook pages.Most topics are related to Celiac, but many are more general food allergy items such as ingredient labeling. Click sample newsletter to view a newsletter sample or sign up here: http://www.celiacfacts.com/

Recommendation is one of several in review of emergency departments' approaches to food-related anaphylaxis

Recent research findings indicate a possible connection between virus infections, the immune system and the onset of gluten intolerance, also known as coeliac disease. A research project in the Academy of Finland's Research Programme on Nutrition, Food and Health (ELVIRA) has brought new knowledge on the hereditary nature of gluten intolerance and identified genes that carry a higher risk of developing the condition.

Written by: Dr. Mercola
February 23 2010 | 126,519 views

Millions of people have celiac disease, but most don’t know they have it, in part because symptoms can be so varied. It is an often overlooked digestive disorder that causes damage to the small intestine when gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye, is eaten.

Infertility seems to be more common in women with untreated celiac disease. Other gynecological and obstetrical problems may also be more common, including miscarriages and preterm births.

For men, problems can include abnormal sperm -- such as lower sperm numbers, altered shape, and reduced function. Men with untreated celiac disease may also have lower testosterone levels.

We would like to thank everyone who participated in the "Name The Bread Contest".  All the entries were great.

Miss Roben's chosen name for the new bread mix is "Simply Soft Bread Mix".

Our thanks  and congratulations goes out to Donna Fancher for sending in the winning name.   We hope everyone enjoys the new mix as well as all the Miss Roben's products.

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Adding oats to a gluten-free diet may enhance the nutritional values of the diets, particularly for vitamins and minerals, as well as increasing antioxidant levels, say two studies from Scandinavia.

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Almost one percent of American children had an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a large CDC surveillance study whose authors called autism an ongoing public concern.

Delaying solid foods when children are babies may be tied to food allergies later on, Finnish researchers say.

Allergen-Free Food Manufacturer Has New Howard County Owner

One of the nation's most well-known resources for allergen-free food products and baking mixes has been saved from extinction by a Howard County entrepreneur.