allergy

What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes

The findings of a longitudinal study in New Zealand lend support to the hygiene hypothesis.

Ilkka Hanski of the University of Helsinki has passed away at age 63.

A second study finds evidence that feeding children peanuts could help prevent them from developing allergies to the legume later in life.

Scientists link an immune phenotype present at birth to the development of food allergies a year later.

Is a nasal circadian clock to blame for allergy symptoms flaring up in the morning?

Some proteins found in parasitic worms bear similarity to those from environmental allergens and cause a similar immune response in humans.

Babies who ate peanuts were less likely to develop an allergy to the food by the time they hit kindergarten, according to a new study.

Some 1,300 species of microbes, including some associated with allergies and lung disease, are adrift in Beijing’s thick smog.

Exposing severly allergic children to progressively larger amounts of peanut flour desensitizes them over time, a study shows.

Human variations in a gene that causes matted fur in mutant mice are tied to the skin malady.

Introducing tiny amounts of powdered egg into the diets of allergic children can cure the affliction.

A study finds that homes with dogs billed as hypoallergenic harbor just as many allergens as those housing other breeds.

New data suggests that skin rashes are associated with lower risk of developing certain cancers.

As much as rainforests or deep-sea vents, the human gut holds rich stores of microbial chemicals that should be mined for their pharmacological potential.