New Fabric Helps Fight Allergies
<p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="dust">dust</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="allergies">allergies</span>, <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="mites">mites</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="linen">linen</span>. <span word="Polish">Polish</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fabric">fabric</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="impenetrable">impenetrable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="microscopic">microscopic</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="beds">beds</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span>, 0.3-<span word="millimeter">millimeter</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="dust">dust</span> <span word="mites">mites</span>.</p><p><span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="disagreeable">disagreeable</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="dust">dust</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="breathe">breathe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="feces">feces</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="enzymes">enzymes</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="proteases">proteases</span>. <span word="These">These</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="mild">mild</span> <span word="wheezing">wheezing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coughing">coughing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="asthma">asthma</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>.</p><p><span word="Dust">Dust</span> <span word="mites">mites</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="notoriously">notoriously</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="rid">rid</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="linen">linen</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="pores">pores</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fabric">fabric</span>.</p><p><span word="Barbara">Barbara</span> <span word="Majkowska">Majkowska</span>-<span word="Wojciechowska">Wojciechowska</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lodz">Lodz</span> <span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="dust">dust</span> <span word="mites">mites</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barrier">barrier</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dust">dust</span> <span word="mites">mites</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="allergens">allergens</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unique">unique</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="allergen">allergen</span> <span word="fabrics">fabrics</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="stops">stops</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mites">mites</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moisture">moisture</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sheets">sheets</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span>.</p><p><span word="Allergy">Allergy</span> <span word="sufferers">sufferers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="beds">beds</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="asthma">asthma</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>, <span word="stuffy">stuffy</span> <span word="nose">nose</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="watery">watery</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>. <span word="Suddenly">Suddenly</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Majkowska">Majkowska</span>-<span word="Wojciechowska">Wojciechowska</span>.</p>
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