US military veterans have high rates of potentially harmful respiratory exposures–which are linked to an increased likelihood of respiratory diseases, reports a study.
Working with human immune cells in the laboratory, researchers report they have identified a critical cellular “off” switch for the inflammatory immune response that contributes to lung-constricting asthma attacks. The switch, they say, is composed of...
Do air-borne allergens in schools affect students’ asthma symptoms? A new study examined that question in a study that included 284 students (ages 4 to 13) enrolled at 37 inner-city schools in the northeastern United States.
A new method that stops allergic reactions by removing a key receptor from mast cells and basophils has now been developed by researchers. Their work has implications for the treatment of skin allergies and asthma.
Early exposure to a food allergen through broken skin might prompt the development of food allergy. This theory gained further support from a recent study that found increased prevalence of food allergy if a child had skin infection or eczema in the first year of...
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