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June 25, 2005

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-	New Food Allergy Research Consortium Focuses on Peanut Allergy Food Allergy Research Consortium strives to develop therapies to treat and prevent food allergies.
-	Researchers Debut New X-Ray Resources for Studying Molecules The most powerful X-ray beams in the Western Hemisphere become available at the Argonne National Laboratory.
-	NIAID Scientists Unveil Mechanism Behind Resistance to Severe Malaria Scientists have discovered why people with type C hemoglobin are less prone to severe malaria.
-	Adult Antisocial Syndromes Common Among Substance Abusers Data from a recent epidemiologic survey of more than 43,000 U.S. adults show that antisocial syndromes are more common among people with substance abuse disorders than those without these disorders.
-	Five Topics Regarding Vision Added to NIHSeniorHealth Web Site Eye diseases and conditions leading to vision loss increase significantly with age. Read about them on the NIHSeniorHealth Web Site.