News Feature Channel: Allergies

How Seasonal Changes Can Affect Allergies in the Spring

Indiana University — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:45:28 EST

As the seasons shift and we transition from winter to spring, many things change, including allergies. Does your nose feel itchy when the weather changes? Maybe you sneeze a lot, your eyes water or you have a slight cough. If so, you might have seasonal allergies.

UNC Study Reveals Possible Effects of Air Quality Changes Associated with Global Warming on Human Airways

University of North Carolina School of Medicine — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:40:31 EST

A study now published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment, reveals how global warming could exacerbate lung diseases by dehydrating and inflaming human airways. UNC Marsico Lung Institute members Brian Button, PhD, is senior author and Alessandra Livraghi-Butrico, PhD, is co-author.

Global Warming Can Lead to Inflammation in Human Airways, New Research Shows

Johns Hopkins Medicine — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 08:20:36 EST

In a recent, cross-institutional study partially funded by the National Institutes of Health, researchers report that healthy human airways are at higher risk for dehydration and inflammation when exposed to dry air, an occurrence expected to increase due to global warming.

Spring Cleaning: Spruce up Your House While Toning Down Allergies

American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 08:00:04 EST

Cleaning the dust, mold and grime that have accumulated over the winter can help everyone breathe better and avoid the sneezing and wheezing that come from spring allergies.

Neurosurgery Urges Collaboration on NIH Indirect Cost Policy

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:40:18 EST

The AANS, CNS, and over 40 other leading medical organizations sent a joint letter to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), expressing concerns over the agency's new policy imposing a 15% cap on indirect cost rates for all NIH grants.

Johns Hopkins Medicine Study Shows How Recently Approved Drug for Food Allergies Compares to Oral Immunotherapy, Whether It Allows Patients to Eat Their Food Allergens

Johns Hopkins Medicine — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 14:00:00 EST

New research, led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center investigators and sponsored by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), finds that omalizumab, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved (FDA) injectable drug for food allergies, performed better than oral immunotherapy. A subsequent phase of the study also found that patients may be able to introduce allergenic foods into their diets after stopping the medicine.

Form of Vitamin E Linked to Severe Allergy Prevention Early in Life

Indiana University — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 11:35:38 EST

A new study in mice by researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine suggests that alpha-tocopherol, a form of vitamin E, may help prevent food allergies. The findings, recently published in the Journal of Immunology, indicate that increasing the intake of this vitamin during and after pregnancy could be an effective strategy for reducing serious food allergies and severe allergic reactions in infants and children.

Stopping Asthma in Its Tracks

La Jolla Institute for Immunology — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:30:29 EST

"If we can target these molecules in human patients, they might be able to develop long-lasting tolerance to allergens."

Air Quality After Wildfires: How to Safeguard Kids Long Term

Children's Hospital Los Angeles — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 19:30:03 EST

Schools and families are seeking reliable advice on how to protect kids from the poor air quality resulting from the wildfires that devastated swathes of Los Angeles.

Eating Gradually Increasing Doses of Store-Bought Peanut Butter Enables Children With High-Threshold Allergy to Safely Consume Peanuts

Mount Sinai Health System — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:00:00 EST

Findings suggest a safe, inexpensive, and effective pathway for allergists to treat children who already tolerate at least half a peanut

Environmental Research: How Dangerous Are Nanoplastics for Babies in the Womb?

Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 07:10:57 EST

Allergies and asthma are widespread diseases that could arise during embryonal development in the womb. A team led by Empa researcher Tina Burki is investigating the possible causes of this. The focus is on nanoplastic particles, which could lead to the development of a hypersensitive immune system in the child.

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Lead First Study to Identify Molecular Basis of Food Allergy

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 19:00:21 EST

A multi-institutional study is the first to identify one of the allergens responsible for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), an inflammatory disease of the esophagus. This is the first time one of the allergens that causes EoE has been identified at a molecular level.

Pulmonary Fibrosis Warrior to Kick Off Ats Breathe Easy Podcast Relaunch

American Thoracic Society (ATS) — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 19:25:41 EST

Pulmonary Fibrosis Warrior to Kick Off ATS Breathe Easy Podcast Relaunch

Romantic Gestures for Your Valentine with Allergies or Asthma

American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 08:00:28 EST

This February, a few simple guidelines can keep your allergy- or asthma-prone valentine free from wheezing and sneezing, and make you a lovable hero.

New Clues to the Mechanism Behind Food Tolerance and Allergies

Rockefeller University — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 20:00:16 EST

Study reveals how immune cells in the gut distinguish between food and harmful pathogens, shedding light on the origins of both food allergies and intestinal diseases.

Houston Methodist Researchers Identify Key Protein to Potentially Halt Autoimmune Diseases and Allergies

Houston Methodist — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 19:00:15 EST

Houston Methodist researchers have identified a key protein as a potential therapeutic target for stopping the body's immune system from mistakenly attacking itself, offering new hope for treating autoimmune diseases and allergies.

Risk Matters: Killer Bees, Black Swans and Gray Rhinos

University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:10:30 EST

"Unprecedented" often is used to describe low-probability, severe-risk events - from the Los Angeles wildfires to the more benign. All of which should not catch us off guard. Yet they do, writes risk management expert Clifford Rossi. Organizations most susceptible to a major risk event would do well to think of these not as Black Swans or Gray Rhinos but as "Killer Bees."

Chicago Magazine Names 89 Loyola Medicine Physicians to 2025 Top Doctors List

Loyola Medicine — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:40:40 EST

Eighty-nine Loyola Medicine physicians have been recognized in Chicago magazine's 2025 list of Top Doctors in Cook County.

Pulmonologist Can Talk About Health Effects of Wildfire Smoke

Indiana University — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:00:18 EST

L.A. Wildfires: Mask Up to Protect Against Poor Air Quality

Cedars-Sinai — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:50:09 EST

As wildfires rage throughout Los Angeles County, the air quality is unhealthy--even if the Air Quality Index listed on smartphone weather reports indicates otherwise.