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Allergies
Allergies occur when your immune system reacts to a foreign substance or a food by thinking it is a dangerous or foreign substance, when it does not cause that reaction in most other people. Examples include sneezing or breaking out in hives when exposed to pollen.
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MAY 22, 2017Cancer
A cancer drug that’s considered a game-changer for leukemia and lymphoma could also be a game-changer for allergy ...MAY 18, 2017Immunology
There's a new standard treatment for a rare immunological disease: mepolizumab. No need for an approval process, tho ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 16, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study suggests the notoriously expensive EpiPens may have a longer shelf life than would be expected from the prod ...MAY 07, 2017Health & Medicine
Scientists are closely investigating phthalates, a component of plastics used during processing to increase flexibility, ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 24, 2017Health & Medicine
Scientists have created a 3D image of a molecular structure that many different bacteria use to pump toxins into humans ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 12, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists announced an interesting link between a common virus and celiac disease, one of the pernicious gastroint ...APR 08, 2017Immunology
Does owning a family pet decrease the risk of your baby developing allergies and becoming obese? Maybe. Building on year ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 07, 2017Videos
If you're like 20 percent of the population, you've experienced white, painful ulcer/lesions on the inside of your lips ...APR 04, 2017Neuroscience
While the Zika virus has not been in the headlines as much recently as when it was first discovered, there is still acti ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 02, 2017Videos
Fava beans can trigger a bad reaction in some people, but it has nothing to do with allergies. Instead a compound in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2017Genetics & Genomics
TSRI Scientists Reveal How Viruses Disable Bacterial Immune Systems LA JOLLA, CA – March 28, 2017 – Picture ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)MAR 27, 2017Immunology
An allergist might recommend to their patients to avoid all tree nuts even if they are only to allergic to a specific ty ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 22, 2017Cardiology
A human heart recuperating from inflammation, a condition called myocarditis, can take one of two paths: a healthy retur ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 19, 2017Immunology
There is an new connection between obesity and hypertension, between the cardiovascular system and the immune response: ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 13, 2017Immunology
At the end of the eighteenth century, a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia killed nearly ten percent of the ci ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 10, 2017Microbiology
Why the heck do we get allergies? Researchers from the University of Geneva knew that kids who grew up on farms w ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 02, 2017Immunology
For individuals with asthma using a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) to prevent or relieve symptoms, there is a good chance th ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 28, 2017Videos
Thirty years ago not many people knew someone with a peanut allergy. However the incidence of this deadly allergy has ne ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 23, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Using cells in culture for biomedical research usually involves taking an entire population, rather than i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2017Videos
Most people are aware of the risks of smoking. Lung cancer, respiratory problems, emphysema and cardiac issues are just ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 13, 2017Immunology
There seems to be a key genetic difference between males and females that is not related to sex chromosomes. Instead, it ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 04, 2017Videos
For some people, biting into a perfect sun-ripened peach can lead to strange, itchy sensations in the mouth and throat. ...JAN 31, 2017Videos
Labeling on health and beauty products and cosmetics are important. People need to know what is in the cream they put on ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 24, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
About one in 12 Americans, or 25 million people, are diagnosed with asthma. But a new study reports that about a third o ...
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 18, 2017
Immunology
There's a new standard treatment for a rare immunological disease: mepolizumab. No need for an approval process, tho
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 16, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study suggests the notoriously expensive EpiPens may have a longer shelf life than would be expected from the prod
...
MAY 07, 2017
Health & Medicine
Scientists are closely investigating phthalates, a component of plastics used during processing to increase flexibility,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 24, 2017
Health & Medicine
Scientists have created a 3D image of a molecular structure that many different bacteria use to pump toxins into humans
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 12, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists announced an interesting link between a common virus and celiac disease, one of the pernicious gastroint
...
APR 08, 2017
Immunology
Does owning a family pet decrease the risk of your baby developing allergies and becoming obese? Maybe. Building on year
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 07, 2017
Videos
If you're like 20 percent of the population, you've experienced white, painful ulcer/lesions on the inside of your lips
...
APR 04, 2017
Neuroscience
While the Zika virus has not been in the headlines as much recently as when it was first discovered, there is still acti
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 02, 2017
Videos
Fava beans can trigger a bad reaction in some people, but it has nothing to do with allergies. Instead a compound in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
TSRI Scientists Reveal How Viruses Disable Bacterial Immune Systems LA JOLLA, CA – March 28, 2017 – Picture
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
MAR 27, 2017
Immunology
An allergist might recommend to their patients to avoid all tree nuts even if they are only to allergic to a specific ty
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 22, 2017
Cardiology
A human heart recuperating from inflammation, a condition called myocarditis, can take one of two paths: a healthy retur
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 19, 2017
Immunology
There is an new connection between obesity and hypertension, between the cardiovascular system and the immune response:
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 13, 2017
Immunology
At the end of the eighteenth century, a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia killed nearly ten percent of the ci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 10, 2017
Microbiology
Why the heck do we get allergies? Researchers from the University of Geneva knew that kids who grew up on farms w
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 02, 2017
Immunology
For individuals with asthma using a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) to prevent or relieve symptoms, there is a good chance th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 28, 2017
Videos
Thirty years ago not many people knew someone with a peanut allergy. However the incidence of this deadly allergy has ne
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 23, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Using cells in culture for biomedical research usually involves taking an entire population, rather than i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2017
Videos
Most people are aware of the risks of smoking. Lung cancer, respiratory problems, emphysema and cardiac issues are just
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 13, 2017
Immunology
There seems to be a key genetic difference between males and females that is not related to sex chromosomes. Instead, it
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 04, 2017
Videos
For some people, biting into a perfect sun-ripened peach can lead to strange, itchy sensations in the mouth and throat.
...
JAN 31, 2017
Videos
Labeling on health and beauty products and cosmetics are important. People need to know what is in the cream they put on
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 24, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
About one in 12 Americans, or 25 million people, are diagnosed with asthma. But a new study reports that about a third o
...