Related studies
A number of ongoing initiatives funded by the European Commission are currently conducting research into asthma and allergies among children, adolescents and adults. Amongst them are the ISAAC Phase II-, PARSIFAL-, PASTURE-, GABRIEL- and EUROPREVALL-Study as well as the GA2LEN Network of Excellence. Members of the FORALLVENT group are active in these studies.
Pasture
The PASTURE birth cohort study follows enrolled newborn children from farm and non-farm families up to the age of one year (winter 2001-spring 2006).
The study investigates environments which previous studies have shown to be highly protective against the development of allergies. The aim is to identify the preconditions for developing tolerance towards environmental allergens early in life. As the children remain in the study up to an age in which asthma and atopy can be ascertained with reasonable certainty, it offers a unique opportunity to detect factors and/or substances which protect against asthma and allergies. PASTURE website in German
EFRAIM
EFRAIM - Mechanisms of Early Protective Exposures on Allergy Development (continuation of the PASTURE cohort)
GA2LEN
The Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA2LEN) aims to enhance the quality and relevance of all aspects of allergy research in Europe. Read more in
RTDinfo, Magazine on European Research No.41
GABRIEL
The GABRIEL Study addresses the genetic and genomic component of the complex, multi-facetted disease pattern of allergic illnesses.
EUROPREVALL
The goal of the EUROPREVALL Study is to identify key risk factors for the development of food allergies. It will examine the complex interactions between food intake and metabolism, immune system, genetic background and socioeconomic factors
DIABIMMUNE
DIABIMMUNE - Pathogenesis of Type 1 Diabetes: Testing the Hygiene Hypothesis
SOLAR II
SOLAR II - Study on Occupational Allergy Risks II
GALTRAIN
The GALTRAIN Network has been established as a Marie Curie consortium of 6 institutions in the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands. The aim of the network is to provide early stage research training in the causes for the rise in asthma and allergic diseases in the developed world.