Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Immunology

Ant venom peptide can activate a pseudo-allergic pathway

Ants are omnipresent, and we often get blisters after an ant bite. But do you know the molecular mechanism behind it? A research team led by Professor Billy K C Chow from the Research Division for Molecular and Cell Biology, ...

Immunology

Being clean and hygienic need not impair childhood immunity

The theory that modern society is too clean, leading to defective immune systems in children, should be discarded, according to a new study by researchers at UCL and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Immunology

Treating orphan diseases in children

Blau syndrome is an extremely rare autoimmune disease estimated to occur in fewer than one in a million people. Patients begin to show symptoms before the age of 4, and the symptoms will progress to cause serious complications ...

Immunology

Replacement with non-allergenic joints can provide relief

Allergies to metals used in artificial joint hardware, or to the bone cement used to secure them, can cause severe pain, itching, swelling and loosening of the joint, according to research at National Jewish Health. Replacement ...

Immunology

Mastocytosis and hymenoptera venom allergy profiled in the U.S.

The prevalence of hymenoptera venom anaphylaxis (HVA) in the United States is 0.167 percent, and mastocytosis is more common among those with HVA, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical ...

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