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November 1, 2024

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Burning Incense Can Pose Health Risks for Those With Allergies and Asthma

Oct. 24, 2024 — A new medically challenging case warns that, for those with allergies and asthma, health problems from burning incense can be a significant risk to adults and ...

New Test Improves Diagnosis of Allergies

Oct. 15, 2024 — Researchers have developed a test to simplify the diagnosis of allergies. Its effectiveness has now been confirmed in clinical samples from children and adolescents suffering from a peanut allergy. The results could fundamentally improve the ...

Psychological Distress in Adults and Caregivers About Food Allergy Is Widespread and Unrecognized

Oct. 3, 2024 — Psychological distress is common amongst those living with food allergy, but a new study has shown that little support is available to those who are ...

Researchers Identify Mechanism Underlying Allergic Itching, and Show It Can Be Blocked

Sep. 4, 2024 — Researchers identified a mechanism for why some people will itch from an allergen or mosquito bite exposure, while others will not in a new study, and showed this pathway can be targeted to prevent ...

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How Early-Life Antibiotics Turn Immunity Into Allergy

Aug. 20, 2024 — Researchers have shown how and why the depletion of microbes in a newborn's gut by antibiotics can lead to lifelong respiratory allergies. The research team identified a specific cascade of events ...

Season of Birth Is Associated With the Development of Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis

Aug. 14, 2024 — Being born in autumn or winter is associated with asthma and allergic rhinitis in Finland, a new registry-based study ...

Allergy Cells' Hidden Secret

Aug. 2, 2024 — Known for their role in allergic reactions, mast cells have long been recognised as key players in our immune system. When they encounter allergens, they release chemicals that trigger typical ...

Early Life Antibiotic Increases Risk of Asthma: Providing Clues to a Potential Prevention Adult Asthma

July 15, 2024 — Early exposure to antibiotics can trigger long term susceptibility to asthma, according to new research. Importantly the research team isolated a ...

Could a Dietary Fiber Supplement Offer Long-Awaited Treatment for Food Allergy Sufferers?

July 9, 2024 — A study has identified a potential new treatment for food allergies in inulin, a naturally occurring plant fiber commonly used as a supplement, a ...

First Step in Allergic Reactions, Paving the Way for New Preventative Strategies

June 4, 2024 — Scientists have identified how the first domino falls after a person encounters an allergen, such as peanuts, shellfish, pollen or dust mites. Their ...

Feeding Infants Peanut Products Protects Against Allergy Into Adolescence, Study Suggests

May 27, 2024 — Feeding children peanuts regularly from infancy to age five was linked to a reduced rate of peanut allergy in adolescence, by 71%, even after many ...

Extremely Rare Immune Cells Predict How Well Treatments Work for Recurrent Hives

May 21, 2024 — A new study examines the common skin condition, chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), characterized by recurrent hives. This study shows a link ...

Potential Drivers of Chronic Allergic Inflammation

Apr. 30, 2024 — A research team embarked on a quest to understand the diversity and cellular mechanisms of human Th2 cells. By conducting gene expression analyses of inflamed tissues, they pinpointed a subset of Th2 ...

Respiratory Allergies: Newly Discovered Molecule Plays a Major Role in Triggering Inflammation

Apr. 10, 2024 — One of the molecules responsible for triggering the inflammation that causes allergic respiratory diseases, such as asthma and allergic rhinitis, has ...

Gut Bacteria Important for Overcoming Milk Allergy

Mar. 15, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a link between gut bacteria and the success of milk-allergy oral immunotherapy. The study found that Bifidobacterium -- a genus of beneficial bacteria in the gut -- was ...

It's in the Blood: Donor Diets Can Trigger Allergic Reactions in Blood Recipients, Study Finds

Mar. 13, 2024 — Allergic transfusion reactions (ATRs), a potentially life-threatening side effect of blood transfusions with unclear mechanisms, may be linked to food allergies in pediatric patients as per a recent ...

Lockdowns Had an Impact on Gut Microbes and Allergies in Newborns, New Research Reveals

Feb. 29, 2024 — Lockdowns imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the gut microbiome development of babies born during these periods according to new research. Our gut microbiome, an ecosystem of ...

A Safer Treatment Path for High-Risk Children to Overcome Food Allergies

Feb. 28, 2024 — New research reveals a safe path to overcoming food allergies for older children and others who can't risk consuming allergens orally to build up their resistance. It's called sublingual ...

Drug Limits Dangerous Reactions to Allergy-Triggering Foods, Stanford Medicine-Led Study of Kids Finds

Feb. 25, 2024 — A drug that binds to allergy-causing antibodies can protect children from dangerous reactions to accidentally eating allergy-triggering foods, a new study ...

Researchers Discover New Cell That Remembers Allergies

Feb. 7, 2024 — Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery: a new cell that remembers ...

'Exhalation' System Improves Symptoms for Most Common Form of Chronic Sinus Infections

Jan. 18, 2024 — An exhalation delivery system that uses a patient's own breath to carry the anti-inflammatory compound fluticasone (EDS-FLU) directly to the sinuses reduced chronic sinus infection (sinusitis) ...

Producing Tears in a Dish: Researchers Develop First Model of Human Conjunctiva

Jan. 11, 2024 — Scientists have produced an organoid model of the human conjunctiva. These organoids mimic the function of the actual human conjunctiva, a tissue involved in tear production. Using their new model, ...

Measuring Grass Pollen Allergens Instead of Grass Pollen Count Will Help Hay Fever Sufferers

Jan. 8, 2024 — Measuring airborne grass allergen levels instead of pollen counts will be more beneficial for hay fever sufferers as new research shows grass allergen levels are more consistently associated with hay ...

New Insights Revealed on Tissue-Dependent Roles of JAK Signaling in Inflammation

Dec. 21, 2023 — Researchers have gained a deeper understanding of the nuanced roles of JAK inhibitors, or modulators, in inflammation across various cell types and ...

A Type of Allergy Medicine Might Help Treat Lung Cancer

Dec. 6, 2023 — Researchers have identified an allergy pathway that, when blocked, unleashes antitumor immunity in mouse models of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). And in an early parallel study in humans, ...

Allergic Responses to Common Foods Could Significantly Increase Risk of Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Death

Nov. 9, 2023 — Allergic responses to common foods such as dairy and peanuts can increase the risk for heart disease and cardiovascular death as much or more than smoking, new research suggests. And these dangerous ...

Measuring Skin Water Loss Predicts Anaphylaxis During Food Allergy Tests

Nov. 7, 2023 — Measuring skin water loss during food allergy tests may help predict anaphylaxis and keep patients safe. The method aims to detect the life threatening reaction before epinephrine injections are ...

Specialized T Cells May Trigger Severe Asthma Attacks in Older Men

Oct. 23, 2023 — Scientists have uncovered a group of immune cells that may drive severe asthma. These cells gather in the lungs and appear to cause the most harm in men who develop asthma in later ...

Toddlers Allergic to Peanuts: Study Shows How Sublingual Immunotherapy Is Safe and Effective

Oct. 14, 2023 — A clinical study showed how Peanut Sublingual Immunotherapy (Peanut SLIT) is safe and effective in children ranging from 1-to-4 years of age. Remission of peanut allergy was also possible after three ...

Could the Nerve Cells That Scratch Be the Solution for Itch?

Oct. 13, 2023 — It can be a relief to scratch the occasional itch, but when itch gets out of control, it can become a serious health problem. How does the body know when to ...

Allergy Study on 'Wild' Mice Challenges the Hygiene Hypothesis

Sep. 29, 2023 — The notion that some level of microbial exposure might reduce our risk of developing allergies has arisen over the last few decades and has been termed the hygiene hypothesis. Now, an article ...

Genetic Biomarker May Predict Severity of Food Allergy

Sep. 20, 2023 — Researchers reported for the first time that a genetic biomarker may be able to help predict the severity of food allergy reactions. Currently there is no reliable or readily available clinical ...

Common Origin Behind Major Childhood Allergies

Aug. 29, 2023 — Several major childhood allergies may all stem from the community of bacteria living in our gut, according to a new study. The research identifies gut microbiome features and early life influences ...

Food Allergy in Infancy Linked to Childhood Asthma and Reduced Lung Function

July 25, 2023 — Having a food allergy as a baby is linked to asthma and reduced lung function later in childhood, according to a new ...