EuroPrevall - GABRIEL
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EuroPrevall - Prevalence, Cost, and Basis of Food Allergy across Europe
EuroPrevall is a €14M project funded by the European Union which brings together over 53 research centres to investigate the complex interactions between food intake and metabolism, immune system, genetic background and socioeconomic factors.
The objective is to identify key risk factors involved in food allergy and deliver the information and tools needed to effectively manage food allergies across Europe and hence deliver an improved quality of life to food allergic consumers.
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EuroPREVALL website
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GABRIEL - A multidisciplinary study to identify the genetic an environmental causes of asthma in the European community
The GABRIEL project, funded by the European Union FP6, involves over 150 scientists from 14 European countries, using the latest research across a variety of disciplines, including genetics, epidemiology and immunology, to identify key factors in the development of asthma.
Asthma is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental effects, and despite being rare a hundred years ago, it has become increasingly common in developed societies across the world. Scientists believe rural environments are strongly protective against the disease, and increasing urbanisation may be contributing to the rise in the numbers affected.
As well as looking at genetic and environmental interactions, GABRIEL will study the molecular basis for environmental factors which can increase the risk of industrial asthma. It will also identify the agents which protect strongly against asthma in rural and farming communities and use genetics, genomics and proteomics to discover novel genetic and microbial factors that cause or protect against asthma.
GABRIEL website
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ECRHS - The European Community Respiratory Health Survey
ECRHS website
ISAAC - the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in childhood
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Brochure - Research on Environment and Health, Results of FP5 funded projects
AIRNET - European framework for air pollution and health research to strengthen the science-policy interface and to integrate information from individual research projects
AIRNET website - Report
PINCHE - Policy Interpretation Network on Air Pollution and Children's Health and Environment
PINCHE website
THADE - Towards Healthy Air in Dwellings in Europe
THADE on the EFA website
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European Food Information Resource Network
EuroFIR (European Food Information Resource Network), the world – leading European Network of Excellence on Food Composition Databank systems, is a partnership between 46 universities, research institutes and small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) from 25 European countries. EuroFIR will provide the first comprehensive pan-European food information resource, using state-of-the-art database linking, to allow effective management, updating, extending and comparability.
EuroFIR website
Informall - Communicating about food allergies – Information for Consumers, Regulators and Industry
Informall website
Forallvent - Closing the gap between the science on allergic disease and the practical application of its results in prevention, clinical treatment and in the formulation of specialized foods (including in particular daily products).
Glofal - Global Vision of Food Allergy
Training medical doctors, nurses and scientists from African and Asian centers, workshops and laboratory based courses.
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