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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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APR 26, 2016Immunology
Despite a rapid growth in food allergy cases, the proportion of children with telltale food antibodies in their blood di ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 21, 2016Videos
While he is mostly known for his digital exploits, having founded the music service Napster and served as President of F ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 15, 2016Health & Medicine
After completing intense exercise, over three thousand human genes are expressed to help the body recuperate. However, d ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 13, 2016Videos
As spring and summer approaches, allergy sufferers are bemoaning the ever-increasing pollen count. According to the Amer ...APR 10, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Since 2010 scientists have known that people of Eurasian origin have inherited anywhere from 1 to 4 percent of their DNA ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 06, 2016Immunology
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and collaborating institutions have described the first-ever immatur ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)MAR 29, 2016Immunology
If a child with a food allergy has a life-threatening reaction, parents need to know how to act, but many say doctors ar ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 24, 2016Videos
Researchers have identified 13 proteins contained in peanuts that trigger immune responses. Because these proteins aren' ...MAR 23, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
After receiving a bone marrow transplant, a 46-year-old man reportedly acquired a new fruit allergy to kiwis. The myster ...MAR 21, 2016Immunology
Were you born in the summer, fall, winter or spring? Scientists believe that birth season impacts risk of developing cer ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 18, 2016Immunology
How are macrophage immune cells activated during an inflammatory response when pathogens invade? Scientists thought they ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 07, 2016Immunology
Children with asthma, hay fever, and eczema have about twice the rate of high blood pressure and cholesterol, putting th ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 06, 2016Microbiology
An unhealthy shift in your gut microbes might cause you to gain weight by changing how many calories you burn while you ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 04, 2016Immunology
All food allergies are not created equal. In fact, researchers from the University of Southampton set out to prove just ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 15, 2016Health & Medicine
Take twice a day, once in the morning and once before bed. Take with food. Do not exceed recommended dosage. Take one or ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 12, 2016Immunology
Vitamin D is an essential micronutrient that must be obtained from the environment; the body does not make it on its own ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 04, 2016Immunology
The body needs regulatory T cells (Tregs) on the sidelines of an immune attack, making sure tempers don’t run too ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 25, 2016Cardiology
Children with asthma, hay fever, and eczema have about twice the rate of high blood pressure and cholesterol, putting th ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 06, 2016Immunology
Over time humans evolved alongside a beneficial microbial community, called the microbiome. In return for a place to liv ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 14, 2015Immunology
Studies have shown that early exposure to farm animals reduces the risk of children developing atopic diseases, but scie ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 24, 2015Immunology
"Patrolling monocytes" are white blood cells in the bloodstream that continuously check for cellular debris an ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 08, 2015Immunology
Why do only 2-5% of individuals genetically susceptible to celiac disease actually end up developing this autoimmune dis ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 05, 2015Immunology
In the past couple of years, increased appearance of the "gluten-free" label has been seen on products on groc ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 21, 2015Immunology
Last week allergy researchers from The Alfred and Monash University in Australia revealed a link between allergens in ce ...Written By: Kara Marker
APR 26, 2016
Immunology
Despite a rapid growth in food allergy cases, the proportion of children with telltale food antibodies in their blood di
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 21, 2016
Videos
While he is mostly known for his digital exploits, having founded the music service Napster and served as President of F
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
After completing intense exercise, over three thousand human genes are expressed to help the body recuperate. However, d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 13, 2016
Videos
As spring and summer approaches, allergy sufferers are bemoaning the ever-increasing pollen count. According to the Amer
...
APR 10, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Since 2010 scientists have known that people of Eurasian origin have inherited anywhere from 1 to 4 percent of their DNA
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 06, 2016
Immunology
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and collaborating institutions have described the first-ever immatur
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
MAR 29, 2016
Immunology
If a child with a food allergy has a life-threatening reaction, parents need to know how to act, but many say doctors ar
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 24, 2016
Videos
Researchers have identified 13 proteins contained in peanuts that trigger immune responses. Because these proteins aren'
...
MAR 23, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
After receiving a bone marrow transplant, a 46-year-old man reportedly acquired a new fruit allergy to kiwis. The myster
...
MAR 21, 2016
Immunology
Were you born in the summer, fall, winter or spring? Scientists believe that birth season impacts risk of developing cer
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 18, 2016
Immunology
How are macrophage immune cells activated during an inflammatory response when pathogens invade? Scientists thought they
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 07, 2016
Immunology
Children with asthma, hay fever, and eczema have about twice the rate of high blood pressure and cholesterol, putting th
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 06, 2016
Microbiology
An unhealthy shift in your gut microbes might cause you to gain weight by changing how many calories you burn while you
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 04, 2016
Immunology
All food allergies are not created equal. In fact, researchers from the University of Southampton set out to prove just
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
Take twice a day, once in the morning and once before bed. Take with food. Do not exceed recommended dosage. Take one or
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 12, 2016
Immunology
Vitamin D is an essential micronutrient that must be obtained from the environment; the body does not make it on its own
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 04, 2016
Immunology
The body needs regulatory T cells (Tregs) on the sidelines of an immune attack, making sure tempers don’t run too
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 25, 2016
Cardiology
Children with asthma, hay fever, and eczema have about twice the rate of high blood pressure and cholesterol, putting th
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 06, 2016
Immunology
Over time humans evolved alongside a beneficial microbial community, called the microbiome. In return for a place to liv
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 14, 2015
Immunology
Studies have shown that early exposure to farm animals reduces the risk of children developing atopic diseases, but scie
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 24, 2015
Immunology
"Patrolling monocytes" are white blood cells in the bloodstream that continuously check for cellular debris an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 08, 2015
Immunology
Why do only 2-5% of individuals genetically susceptible to celiac disease actually end up developing this autoimmune dis
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 05, 2015
Immunology
In the past couple of years, increased appearance of the "gluten-free" label has been seen on products on groc
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 21, 2015
Immunology
Last week allergy researchers from The Alfred and Monash University in Australia revealed a link between allergens in ce
...
Written By:
Kara Marker