Immunology
How LPS prevents or promotes development of asthma and allergic disease
Immunologists have long been baffled by LPS, the bacterial lipopolysaccharide that helps form the cell walls of Gram-negative bacteria.
Jan 5, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mother's weight before pregnancy, not weight gained during pregnancy, has impact on development of allergic diseases
A University of Ottawa-led study of nearly 250,000 children in Ontario over seven years—the largest of its kind—found a mother's weight before pregnancy may impact their newborn's risk of developing allergic diseases ...
Nov 1, 2021
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Medical research
Fermented soybeans suppress asthma-induced airway inflammation
Bronchial asthma causes symptoms such as wheezing and cough due to chronic airway inflammation, but there is no fundamental treatment for it, leaving a desire for new prevention and treatment methods. Now a new study reveals ...
Oct 26, 2021
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Immunology
Allergies including asthma and hay fever not linked to mental health traits
Allergic diseases such as asthma, atopic dermatitis and hay fever do not cause the onset of mental health conditions or vice versa, according to the findings of a new University of Bristol-led study published today (6 October) ...
Oct 6, 2021
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Immunology
A platelet-mediated, beneficial allergic response protects against yeast asthma
We think of asthma and other allergic diseases as unnecessary aberrant immune responses that do more harm than good. However, new evidence by an international team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine shows that ...
Sep 9, 2021
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Medical research
An asthma vaccine effective in mice
Inserm teams led by Laurent Reber (Infinity, Toulouse) and Pierre Bruhns (Humoral Immunity, Institut Pasteur, Paris) and French company NEOVACS have developed a vaccine that could induce long-term protection against allergic ...
May 17, 2021
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Immunology
How summer camps can shield your kids from allergies, asthma & COVID
As kids get ready for summer camp, parents might be fretting about exposure to COVID-19, but a doctors' group says they also need to make sure their campers will be protected from allergy and asthma triggers.
May 10, 2021
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Pediatrics
Exposure to particulate matter before and after birth linked to heightened allergic rhinitis risk
Exposure to the air pollutant fine particulate matter (PM2.5) before and after birth is linked to a heightened risk of childhood allergic rhinitis, finds research published online in the journal Thorax.
Mar 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study confirms very low risk of severe allergic reaction to COVID vaccines
Severe allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines are rare and resolve quickly, a new study finds.
Mar 9, 2021
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Vaccination
Severe allergic reaction extremely rare with Pfizer COVID vaccine: study
(HealthDay)—Despite scattered media reports of severe allergic reactions to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, a detailed analysis shows that such incidents are very rare, striking just 11 people for every million doses given.
Jan 21, 2021
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