Scientists find key protein signals that train the immune system to accept food, opening new possibilities for preventing food allergies.

A host of tiny microbes common to both human mouth and gut microbiomes have been shown to capably diffuse several hazardous ...

Spring is in the air, but so is the pollen. Health experts say about 20 percent of US adults and children suffer from allergies.

In little moments like when sipping coffee or licking an ice cream cone, it doesn't seem like your body is pulling off a ...

Until recently, scientists had little insight into why food allergens can provoke such a dangerous chain reaction in the body. A new study has uncovered an unexpected source: immune cells in the gut ...

New research has found that a chemical abundant in fruits, vegetables and plant products can suppress the immune response seen in food allergies. It paves the way to developing a natural treatment for ...

What Is a Peanut Allergy? You have a peanut allergy when your body’s immune system overreacts to peanuts. Normally, your immune system helps protect you from germs and other harmful substances. But if ...

Food allergies affect more than half a billion people worldwide. In severe cases, even a small bite of the wrong food can trigger anaphylaxis — a rapid, body-wide allergic reaction that can cause ...

For those with severe food allergies, just one morsel of the wrong thing can lead to a life-threatening reaction. A new understanding of how this begins could lead to better treatments, a study claims ...

Peanut allergy is one of the most common food allergies, affecting between 1% and 2% of people living in the west. And, for many years, their prevalence has been rising. But a recent study out of the ...

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