Children who experience some type of adverse event following initial immunization have a low rate of recurrent reactions to subsequent vaccinations, reports a study in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, the official ...
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New research led by Flinders University helps to explain why age distinctions proliferate.
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The chemotactic protein CCL17 attracts immune cells to where they are needed. Doctors have long known that a high level of CCL17 in the body indicates an allergic reaction. Researchers led by the University of Bonn have now ...
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If you want smokers to remember cigarette-warning labels, include a graphic image of the results of long-term smoking, a new study suggests.
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A team of scientists has uncovered a neurological synergy that occurs in visual adaptation, a phenomenon in which perception is altered by prolonged exposure to a stimulus.
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To feel better faster, a dose of reassurance might be just what the doctor ordered.
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Randy Brooks' son had a request three years ago: What could his dad do to make wildland firefighting safer?
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Chiggers, redbugs, harvest mites—whatever you call them, they are pesky little bugs whose bites cause really itchy rashes, usually around the ankles and waistline.
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Immune reactions are usually a good thing—the body's way of eliminating harmful bacteria and other pathogens. But people also rely on molecular "brakes," or checkpoints, to keep immune systems from attacking their own cells ...
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The use of antibiotics drives the development of antibiotic resistance, a major threat to public health worldwide. But these drugs also carry the risk of harm to individual patients, including children. According to a new ...
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