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ANU researchers’ ‘incredible discovery’ could hold key for asthma, allergy sufferers – 7NEWS.com.au
The medical breakthrough could lead to a ‘completely new approach’ to treating allergies.
An incredible discovery by Australian researchers could result in a new medicinal treatment for allergic conditions including asthma, eczema and anaphylaxis.
The researchers from Australian National University (ANU) have uncovered how a naturally-occurring protein prevents autoimmune disease and allergies.
The protein, neuritin, can now be viewed as an attractive therapeutic target, according to the study published in the peer-reviewed Cell journal on Thursday.
The existence of the protein has long…
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