BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following press release:
National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have discovered rare antibodies that could inform the development of an intervention for alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), an emerging tick-bite-associated condition that can lead to allergic reactions to a molecule in red meat and other animal products. In laboratory tests, these antibodies acted as a biological shield, successfully blocking human allergic antibodies from binding to red meat allergens. The findings were published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
"Tick bite-associated cases of AGS are increasing in the U.S. and globally, and there is cu...