Inhaling vapor from an e-cigarette may be stopping frontline immune cells from working typically, as a new study shows that even moderate smoke exposure suppresses cell activity.
Sep 8, 2023
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An inflammatory molecule called LIGHT, appears to be the cause of life-threatening airway damage in patients with severe asthma. According to the new research from scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), therapeutics ...
Dec 9, 2022
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Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear and Northeastern University have discovered a previously unidentified immune response inside the nose that fights off viruses responsible for upper respiratory infections. Further testing has ...
Dec 6, 2022
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Children with certain immunodeficiency diseases carry mutations in genes that regulate the body's immune system against viral infections and they have a higher mortality rate due to COVID-19. This is according to a study ...
Sep 16, 2022
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Cesarean births are not linked to an increased risk of food allergy during the first year of life, according to a new study.
May 18, 2022
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Researchers from the UArizona College of Medicine—Tucson found that the bacterial lysate OM-85 blocked SARS-CoV-2 infection by decreasing the ability of the coronavirus to bind to the lung cell surface receptor ACE2.
Dec 15, 2021
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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.
Jul 5, 2021
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A new study has linked sterilising pacifiers (or dummies) with an increased risk of food allergies in babies at age one.
May 4, 2021
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Frequently occurring chronic skin inflammation like in atopic dermatitis (AD or neurodermatitis) and psoriasis have different causes such as genetic predisposition, stress or allergens. These frequently occurring skin diseases ...
Mar 5, 2021
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A Swedish study has identified 17 new genes that could be targeted for treatment of psoriasis and eczema, two common hereditary skin diseases with no cure.
Oct 27, 2020
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