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Research from Linkoping University Provide New Insights into Pediatric Vaccines

Published in Vaccine Weekly, March 23rd, 2011

2011 MAR 23 -- Scientists discuss in 'Th1 and Th2 chemokines, vaccine-induced immunity, and allergic disease in infants after maternal '-3 fatty acid supplementation during pregnancy and lactation' new findings in Pediatric Vaccines. According to a study from Sweden, "We investigated whether the previously reported preventive effect of maternal '-3 fatty acid supplementation on IgE-associated allergic disease in infancy may be mediated by facilitating a balanced circulating Th2/Th1 chemokine profile in the infant. Vaccine-induced immune responses at 2 y of age were also evaluated."

"Pregnant women, at risk of having an allergic infant, were randomized to...

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