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October 6, 2020
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Asthma Does Not Seem to Increase the Severity of COVID-19, Research Team Finds

July 6, 2020 — Researchers say further study is needed, but those with the chronic respiratory disease don't appear to be at a higher risk of getting extremely ill ...

Asthma and Allergies More Common in Teens Who Stay Up Late

July 6, 2020 — Teenagers who prefer to stay up late and wake later in the morning are more likely to suffer with asthma and allergies compared to those who sleep and wake earlier, according to a new ...

In Mouse Study, Black Raspberries Show Promise for Reducing Skin Inflammation

July 2, 2020 — In a study done with mice, researchers found that a diet high in black raspberries reduced inflammation from contact hypersensitivity -- a condition ...

New Pill Could Prevent Anaphylaxis in People With Food, Drug Allergies

June 3, 2020 — For someone with a food or drug allergy, the risk of life-threatening anaphylactic shock lurks around every corner. A new study shows there might be a pill that can be taken proactively to prevent ...
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Links Between Parents' and Children's Asthma and Allergies

July 8, 2020 — New research found that, compared with a father's traits related to allergies and asthma, a mother's traits create a higher risk that a child will develop these same traits in early ...

Antihistamines May Help Patients With Malignant Melanoma

May 11, 2020 — Can a very common allergy medicine improve survival among patients suffering from the serious skin cancer, malignant melanoma? A new study indicates that this may be the ...

Study to Determine Incidence of Novel Coronavirus Infection in U.S. Children Begins

May 4, 2020 — A study to help determine the rate of novel coronavirus infection in children and their family members in the United States has begun enrolling participants. The study also will help determine what ...

Gene Defects Linked to Eczema, Wheeze and Nasal Disease Among Babies

Apr. 28, 2020 — A link has been discovered between a common gene defect and eczema, nasal blockage and wheeze among babies as young as six months, according to a new study. The research raises new questions ...

Good News for the Wheat-Sensitive Among Us

Apr. 23, 2020 — New research has revealed key insights about the proteins causing two of the most common types of wheat sensitivity - non-celiac wheat sensitivity and occupational asthma (baker's ...

Got Seasonal Allergies? Beetles Could Help

Apr. 21, 2020 — Allergies caused by the common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, impact millions, and in Europe alone, around 13.5 million people suffer with symptoms, resulting in 7.4 billion Euros worth of health ...

Nasal Smear as an Allergy Screening Test

Apr. 17, 2020 — In the world of allergy diagnostics, the familiar blood samples and unpleasant skin prick procedures for testing allergen tolerance may soon be a thing of the past. A team of researchers has ...

Milk Allergy Guidelines May Cause Overdiagnosis in Babies and Children

Apr. 13, 2020 — Current medical guidelines for diagnosing cow's milk allergy in babies and young children may be linked to overdiagnosis of the ...

Breastfeeding and Risks of Allergies and Asthma

Mar. 4, 2020 — In an Acta Paediatrica study, exclusive breastfeeding for the first 3 months was linked with a lower risk of respiratory allergies and asthma when children reached 6 years of ...

Researchers Make Asthma Breakthrough

Feb. 26, 2020 — Researchers have made a breakthrough that may eventually lead to improved therapeutic options for people living with asthma. The researchers have uncovered a critical role for a protein (Caspase-11), ...

Allergists Encourage Parents of Food-Allergic Kids to Recognize Their Own Anxiety

Feb. 25, 2020 — Allergists in the study said thoughtful and balanced communication and having credible information to share with your child go a long way toward helping your child with fears about their food ...

Electron Microscopy Allows Scientists to Understand the Molecular Trigger of Allergic Reactions

Feb. 24, 2020 — For the first time, researchers from the Department of Engineering and the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Aarhus University have described the structure of an IgE antibody ...

Exposure to Cleaning Products in First 3 Months of Life Increases Risk of Childhood Asthma

Feb. 18, 2020 — New research shows that frequent exposure to common household cleaning products can increase a child's risk of developing ...

A New Approach to Calm That Angry Nose

Feb. 6, 2020 — Eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (ECRS) is a type of airway disease that involves nasal inflammation. Here, semaphorin protein was found to contribute to allergic reactions and development of ...

Study Explains Why Some Creams and Cosmetics May Cause a Skin Rash

Jan. 3, 2020 — Some compounds found in many personal care products displace natural fat-like molecules in skin cells, which may explain how they cause an allergic skin ...

Children Allergic to Cow's Milk Smaller and Lighter

Dec. 20, 2019 — Children allergic to cow's milk are smaller and weigh less, according to a study of growth trajectories from early childhood to adolescence in children with persistent food ...

Technique Identifies T Cells Primed for Certain Allergies or Infections

Nov. 19, 2019 — Researchers can now identify T cells reactive to a particular target from a patient's cells, and to perform high-throughput single-cell RNA sequencing of those ...

Evidence in Mice That Childhood Asthma Is Influenced by the Neurotransmitter Dopamine

Nov. 19, 2019 — Neurons that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine communicate with T cells to enhance allergic inflammation in the lungs of young mice but not older mice, researchers report. The findings ...

Allergy Shots May Be an Effective Treatment for Pediatric Pollen Food Allergy Syndrome

Nov. 8, 2019 — A new study shows allergy shots (subcutaneous immunotherapy) can be effective in reducing PFAS symptoms for pediatric ...

Researchers Estimate 17% of Food-Allergic Children Have Sesame Allergy

Nov. 4, 2019 — Investigators have found that sesame allergy is common among children with other food allergies, occurring in an estimated 17% of this population. In addition, the scientists have found that sesame ...
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