Martha's Vineyard Hospital Launches Study to Better Understand Alpha-Gal Syndrome

Martha's Vineyard study investigates rise in Alpha-Gal Syndrome cases

A new study on Martha's Vineyard aims to explain the rise in Alpha-Gal Syndrome, a tickborne allergy tied to red meat and dairy.

Martha's Vineyard Hospital launches study to better understand alpha-gal syndrome

Martha's Vineyard Hospital, a member of Mass General Brigham, has begun recruiting participants for a research study designed to better understand alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), a potentially serious allergic condition associated with lone star tick exposure.

First-of-its-kind study of alpha-gal syndrome launches on Martha’s Vineyard - The Boston Globe

Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, a member of Mass General Brigham, will follow up to 300 residents of the island to identify who develops the allergy, which is triggered by the bite of a lone star tick.

Hospital enrolls first participant in pioneering alpha-gal study

A first-of-its-kind study for both the Island hospital and the country just enrolled its first participant last Friday in an effort to better understand alpha-gal syndrome, the tick-borne condition that causes an allergy to mammalian products like meat and dairy. Martha’s Vineyard Hospital (MVH), a member of Mass General Brigham, plans to recruit and follow […]

As alpha-gal spikes on Martha's Vineyard, researchers launch first long-term study of patients

Researchers at Martha's Vineyard Hospital hope to learn how alpha-gal syndrome develops after someone is bitten by a lone star tick. The study will examine over 300 residents from the island over the course of two years.

Pioneering Study of Alpha-Gal Syndrome Launched at Martha's Vineyard Hospital

Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS)—also known as red meat allergy—is an allergy transmitted through ticks. Alpha-gal (galactose-α-1,3-galactose) is naturally produced in the bodies of most mammals, but not people. It is also found in the saliva of some ticks and is transferred in a tick bite into a person’s blood, leading to an allergic reaction. Symptoms, which can include hives, gastrointestinal distress, breathing difficulties and, in severe cases, ana…