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Allergens
An allergen is a substance that can cause an allergic reaction. In some people, the immune system recognizes these substances as foreign or dangerous and therefore it reacts and makes an antibody to defend against the allergen. Common allergens include tree nuts, dairy, and eggs.
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JUN 13, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
For many individuals with asthma, a tiny particle almost invisible can trigger an asthmatic attack if it enters the airw ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 21, 2018Videos
As summer approaches, many of us know to be on the lookout for certain plants that our skin doesn't like. When immune ce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 04, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A new blood test trumps traditional diagnostic methods for determining peanut allergy, the most common allergy for child ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 13, 2018Health & Medicine
Infant and childhood food allergies have been a problem for decades. Families who have children with food allergies have ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 31, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Crops that are developed using the CRISPR gene editing tool won't be regulated as long as no foreign DNA is introduced.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 30, 2018Health & Medicine
Achooo! Are you sneezing a lot this season? If so, you are not alone. Spring allergies have sprung in some parts of the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 22, 2018Immunology
An allergic reaction of any kind is a result of the immune system responding to an otherwise harmless allergen as if it ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 30, 2018Microbiology
As babies crawl around on floors, the action kicks up a lot of stuff. Skin cells, dirt, bacteria, pollen and fungal spor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2018Immunology
A new technique for treating allergies is on the way, and a new therapeutic antibody is responsible. From Aarhus Univers ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 15, 2018Immunology
Increased stress - either psychological or allergic - can make the body’s response to disease much more serious. I ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 29, 2017Health & Medicine
Unexplained bouts of anaphylaxis, a serious allergic reaction, could be a direct result of a rare allergy to meat origin ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 08, 2017Health & Medicine
Dogs can be wonderful pets, but for those with allergies, they can be a problem. Approximately 15% of people in the Unit ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 31, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The Halloween is not the same without horror blockbusters. If there is one consistent theme throughout all horror films, ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 25, 2017Videos
Gesundheit! You've got the sniffles and the sneezes, but are they symptoms of a cold or an allergy? It can be hard to te ...AUG 21, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Tests that aim to diagnose asthma in young children can often be highly stressful to both the child and the parents. Fur ...AUG 05, 2017Videos
Over 50 million people have some type of nasal allergy. They can be caused by a huge variety of allergens, from dust mit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2017Microbiology
As regions warm, bugs move into new habitats, sometimes bringing health problems with them.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2017Immunology
Chronic skin disorders are often grouped and studied together although on a molecular level, they are very different. Fr ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 14, 2017Videos
Rates of food allergies and sensitivities are increasing every year, and Brenda Watson from Natural Health Breakthroughs ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 09, 2017Videos
If you're suffering from pollen allergies or perhaps have a more severe allergy, you are not alone! Approximately 40% of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 20, 2017Infographics
Allergies are the 6th leading cause of chronic illness in the U.S. and have increased in incidence by an estimated 50% o ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJUN 03, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers hope to relieve the symptoms of severe allergies by targeting the overactive immune system instead of just t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2017Cancer
A cancer drug that’s considered a game-changer for leukemia and lymphoma could also be a game-changer for allergy ...MAY 21, 2017Videos
About one in 12 Americans, or 25 million people, are diagnosed with asthma. Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition ma ...
JUN 13, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
For many individuals with asthma, a tiny particle almost invisible can trigger an asthmatic attack if it enters the airw
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 21, 2018
Videos
As summer approaches, many of us know to be on the lookout for certain plants that our skin doesn't like. When immune ce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new blood test trumps traditional diagnostic methods for determining peanut allergy, the most common allergy for child
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 13, 2018
Health & Medicine
Infant and childhood food allergies have been a problem for decades. Families who have children with food allergies have
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 31, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Crops that are developed using the CRISPR gene editing tool won't be regulated as long as no foreign DNA is introduced.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 30, 2018
Health & Medicine
Achooo! Are you sneezing a lot this season? If so, you are not alone. Spring allergies have sprung in some parts of the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 22, 2018
Immunology
An allergic reaction of any kind is a result of the immune system responding to an otherwise harmless allergen as if it
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 30, 2018
Microbiology
As babies crawl around on floors, the action kicks up a lot of stuff. Skin cells, dirt, bacteria, pollen and fungal spor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2018
Immunology
A new technique for treating allergies is on the way, and a new therapeutic antibody is responsible. From Aarhus Univers
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 15, 2018
Immunology
Increased stress - either psychological or allergic - can make the body’s response to disease much more serious. I
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 29, 2017
Health & Medicine
Unexplained bouts of anaphylaxis, a serious allergic reaction, could be a direct result of a rare allergy to meat origin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 08, 2017
Health & Medicine
Dogs can be wonderful pets, but for those with allergies, they can be a problem. Approximately 15% of people in the Unit
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 31, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The Halloween is not the same without horror blockbusters. If there is one consistent theme throughout all horror films,
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 25, 2017
Videos
Gesundheit! You've got the sniffles and the sneezes, but are they symptoms of a cold or an allergy? It can be hard to te
...
AUG 21, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tests that aim to diagnose asthma in young children can often be highly stressful to both the child and the parents. Fur
...
AUG 05, 2017
Videos
Over 50 million people have some type of nasal allergy. They can be caused by a huge variety of allergens, from dust mit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2017
Microbiology
As regions warm, bugs move into new habitats, sometimes bringing health problems with them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2017
Immunology
Chronic skin disorders are often grouped and studied together although on a molecular level, they are very different. Fr
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 14, 2017
Videos
Rates of food allergies and sensitivities are increasing every year, and Brenda Watson from Natural Health Breakthroughs
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 09, 2017
Videos
If you're suffering from pollen allergies or perhaps have a more severe allergy, you are not alone! Approximately 40% of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 20, 2017
Infographics
Allergies are the 6th leading cause of chronic illness in the U.S. and have increased in incidence by an estimated 50% o
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JUN 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers hope to relieve the symptoms of severe allergies by targeting the overactive immune system instead of just t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2017
Cancer
A cancer drug that’s considered a game-changer for leukemia and lymphoma could also be a game-changer for allergy
...
MAY 21, 2017
Videos
About one in 12 Americans, or 25 million people, are diagnosed with asthma. Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition ma
...