Sesame allergy | Alzheimer’s disease protection | High-salt and the brain

Sesame allergy common in children with food allergies; gene variation may protect against Alzheimer's; high-salt diet triggers brain changes

November 19, 2019 Edition Sesame allergy common among children with food allergies A study found that about 17% of children with food allergies are also allergic to sesame, highlighting the importance of using caution when exposing these children to sesame. Gene variation may protect against Alzheimer's disease A woman with an inherited condition that causes early-onset Alzheimer's disease but who didn't experience cognitive decline until her 70s appeared to be protected by a rare mutation. High-salt diet triggers changes in mouse brains Mice fed a very high-salt diet showed accumulation of a protein in the brain linked with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Popular Stories Emphasizing flavor boosts vegetable consumption Gut microbes affect harmful compound in red meat  Artificial pancreas improves type 1 diabetes management How brown fat improves metabolism E-cigarette vapor linked to cancer in mice Connect with Us Facebook RSS Feed Update Your E-mail Address | Add Subscriptions | Unsubscribe If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. For all other inquiries about NIH programs and activities, please contact Ask NIH. Before writing, please view our Frequently Asked Questions page, our Health Information page, or Search our website. This service is provided to you by the National Institutes of Health. NIH…Turning Discovery Into Health®      This email was sent to ymilov@gmail.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institutes of Health (NIH) · 9000 Rockville Pike · Bethesda MD 20892 · 301-496-4000 / TTY 301-402-9612