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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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MAR 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 ...JAN 19, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Sophie the Giraffe, an ever-popular children’s teething toy is under the hot seat this week as curious parents cut ...JAN 17, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Imagine having allergies so severe that the scent from a pizzeria a mile away could give you severe reactions. Or being ...JAN 16, 2017Immunology
A team of scientists has created a genetic map of all possible receptors the human immune system might generate—al ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Acid reflux is common during pregnancy, but scientists are starting to get concerned about a potential link between medi ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 06, 2017Health & Medicine
A monumental set of updated guidelines from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) were publi ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 27, 2016Immunology
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) step in to mute the immune system after it has mounted a response against whatever foreign in ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 20, 2016Immunology
As part of the immune response, T cells react differently to an acute infection versus a chronic infection, and this dif ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 06, 2016Immunology
Scientists have discovered a cellular switch that can be turned “on” or “off,” which could be vi ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 30, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
South Africa will host the first large-scale study of a new HIV vaccine since 2009. Will the new vaccine be “the f ...NOV 11, 2016Microbiology
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the bacterium Francisella tularensis is highly infectious, and can s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2016Microbiology
LA JOLLA, CA – November 3, 2016 – A new study co-led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)NOV 01, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Hookworms are often associated with malodorous gastrointestinal infections in humans. But now, scientists are turning th ...OCT 31, 2016Immunology
Immune responses can be unequal and misguided, resulting in certain conditions like allergies and autoimmune disorders. ...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
...
JAN 19, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sophie the Giraffe, an ever-popular children’s teething toy is under the hot seat this week as curious parents cut
...
JAN 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Imagine having allergies so severe that the scent from a pizzeria a mile away could give you severe reactions. Or being
...
JAN 16, 2017
Immunology
A team of scientists has created a genetic map of all possible receptors the human immune system might generate—al
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Acid reflux is common during pregnancy, but scientists are starting to get concerned about a potential link between medi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 06, 2017
Health & Medicine
A monumental set of updated guidelines from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) were publi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 27, 2016
Immunology
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) step in to mute the immune system after it has mounted a response against whatever foreign in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 20, 2016
Immunology
As part of the immune response, T cells react differently to an acute infection versus a chronic infection, and this dif
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 06, 2016
Immunology
Scientists have discovered a cellular switch that can be turned “on” or “off,” which could be vi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 30, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
South Africa will host the first large-scale study of a new HIV vaccine since 2009. Will the new vaccine be “the f
...
NOV 11, 2016
Microbiology
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the bacterium Francisella tularensis is highly infectious, and can s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2016
Microbiology
LA JOLLA, CA – November 3, 2016 – A new study co-led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 01, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Hookworms are often associated with malodorous gastrointestinal infections in humans. But now, scientists are turning th
...
OCT 31, 2016
Immunology
Immune responses can be unequal and misguided, resulting in certain conditions like allergies and autoimmune disorders.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker