Ayah Wafi, Allergen Risk Assessor

TRACE study: Does not getting enough sleep increase the chance of a severe peanut allergic reaction?

Ayah Wafi, Allergen Risk Assessor, 24 August 2022 - Allergy, Science

The Threshold Reactivity and Clinical Evaluation (TRACE) study looked at how sleep deprivation, exercise, and repeat allergen exposure over time, can affect the threshold of an allergic reaction

The launch of the UK Anaphylaxis Registry and its importance for UK consumers

Dr Paul Turner, Consultant in Paediatric Allergy and Immunology at Imperial College London and Ayah Wafi, Allergen Risk Assessor, 7 October 2021 - Allergy

The UK Anaphylaxis Registry has been launched today at the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology annual conference today. The registry will help us understand more about accidental allergic reactions to food. Dr Paul Turner and Ayah Wafi explain more.

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