Team discovers asthma ‘cure’ in dust found in rural US farms

Dynamic duo: Dr Snyder (left) and Dos Santos. — The Straits Times/ANN

FOR years, scientists in the United States noticed that children raised on farms and exposed to a diverse range of allergens were generally less predisposed to asthma and other forms of allergies compared with those growing up in cities.

But one particular group intrigued them – the Amish community, a traditionalist Christian group largely living in the farming belts of Pennsylvania and Ohio.