Tag: mast cells
Research Links the Hormones You’re Born with to Lifetime Risk for...
Study answers questions about why females are at increased risk for common diseases that involve or target the immune system like asthma, allergies, migraines and irritable bowel syndrome.
Study: Scratching Starts Cascade of Immune Responses That Lead to Food...
Researchers may have solved the puzzle of how eczema leads to increased risk of developing food allergies.
Researchers Develop First Functional Targeted Inhibitors of Peanut Allergens
“The success of this study is exciting because it opens the door to establishing an entirely new class of allergy therapeutics."
This Immune Cell Function Could Control Deadly Allergic Reactions
Researchers find control point in mast cells that prevents them from being overactivated.
Study: Anti-IgE Shots During Pregnancy May Provide a Lifetime of Protection...
"We discovered that preventing infant mice from creating antibodies would effectively diminish the risk of allergies in their adult lives."
Using Mice, Duke Researchers Identify How Allergic Shock Occurs So Quickly
A newly identified immune cell mines the blood for allergens to directly trigger inflammation.
Another Test to Challenge the Oral Food Challenge
A new test is vying to replace the oral food challenge as the gold standard for determining the presence of food allergy.
New Cancer Treatment May Prove Effective Against Food Allergies
FDA approved drug reduced reactivity to airborne allergens 80-90% in a single week.
Researchers Identify New Target to Combat Anaphylaxis
French researchers discover a key mechanism that could pave the way for new therapies.
