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Growing Up on a Farm Directly Affects Regulation of the Immune System, Study Finds
A new study has shown, for
the first time, that growing
up on a farm directly
affects the regulation of
the immune system and causes
... > full story
Cause of Rare Immune Disease Identified: Genetic Mutation Leads to Cold Allergy, Immune Deficiency and Autoimmunity
Investigators have
identified a genetic
mutation in three unrelated
families that causes a rare
immune disorder
... > full story
Few Allergies in Unstressed Babies, Swedish Researchers Find
A new study shows that
infants with low
concentrations of the
stress-related hormone
cortisol in their saliva
... > full story
Dirt Prevents Allergy, Danish Research Suggests
If infants encounter a wide
range of bacteria they are
less at risk of developing
allergic disease later in
life, new research from
Denmark suggests. ... > full story
- Growing Up on a Farm Directly Affects Regulation of the Immune System, Study Finds
- Cause of Rare Immune Disease Identified: Genetic Mutation Leads to Cold Allergy, Immune Deficiency and Autoimmunity
- Few Allergies in Unstressed Babies, Swedish Researchers Find
- Dirt Prevents Allergy, Danish Research Suggests
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Lower Levels of Sunlight Exposure Link to Allergy and Eczema in Children, Study Suggests
February 3, 2012 — Increased exposure to sunlight may reduce the risk of both food allergies and eczema in children, according to a new scientific ... > full story -
Exposure to Common Environmental Bacteria May Be Source of Some Allergic Inflammation
January 31, 2012 — Could some cases of asthma actually be caused by an allergic reaction to a common environmental bacteria? New research findings suggests that this idea may not be as far-fetched as it ... > full story -
Increased Risk of Developing Asthma by Age of Three After Cesarean
January 10, 2012 — A new study supports previous findings that children delivered by Cesarean section have an increased risk of developing ... > full story -
Memo to Pediatricians: Allergy Tests Are No Magic Bullets for Diagnosis, Experts Say
December 26, 2011 — An advisory from two leading allergists urges clinicians to use caution when ordering allergy tests and to avoid making a diagnosis based solely on test ... > full story -
Improved Medication Use Could Reduce Severe Asthma Attacks
December 12, 2011 — Researchers have found that one-quarter of severe asthma attacks could be prevented if only patients consistently took their medication as prescribed. Moreover, an asthma attack was only ... > full story -
High Intestinal Microbial Diversity Safeguards Against Allergies, Study Suggests
December 8, 2011 — High diversity and a variety of bacteria in the gut protect children against allergies as opposed to some individual bacterial genera. These are the findings of a comprehensive study of intestinal ... > full story -
Immune System Has Protective Memory Cells, Researchers Discover
November 28, 2011 — The immune system possesses a type of cell that can be activated by tissues within the body to remind the immune system not to attack our own molecules, cells and organs, researchers have ... > full story -
Substance from Bacteria Could Lead to Allergy-Free Sunscreen
October 25, 2011 — As the realization that radiation emitted by the sun can give rise to skin cancer has increased, so also has the use of sunscreen creams. These creams, however, can give rise to contact allergy when ... > full story -
More Evidence That Allergies May Help in Fighting Brain Tumors
October 20, 2011 — Subjects with somewhat elevated levels of antibodies produced to fight allergens were less likely to go on to develop brain tumors, according to a new study. The study adds to evidence from prior ... > full story -
Obese Children Have Up to Double the Risk of Having Asthma
October 14, 2011 — Asthma is considered one of the main causes of school absenteeism and its prevalence has risen in the last decades. Overweight children have been shown to have double the frequency of asthma than ... > full story
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