Current antivirals not successful in treating severe H5N1 bird flu infections

As the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak continues, scientists are working to better understand the virus's threat to human...

How your diet and probiotics can improve vaccine effectiveness

Could your gut bacteria decide how well vaccines work? A new study reveals how diet and probiotics could...

New antibiotic offers hope for more effective Lyme disease treatment

Lyme disease, a disease transmitted when deer ticks feed on infected animals like deer and rodents, and then...

Groundbreaking vaccine study offers hope for ending meningitis in Africa

University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers helped conduct an important new global health study that found...

Dry air exposure linked to dehydration and inflammation in human airways

In a recent, cross-institutional study partially funded by the National Institutes of Health, researchers report that healthy human...

Research links high pollen exposure to increased death rates in older adults

As climate change intensifies pollen seasons across the country, new research from the University of Michigan reveals a...

Gut bacteria turn bile acids into allies against cancer

Bacteria naturally present in the human intestine, known as the gut microbiota, can transform cholesterol-derived bile acids into...

Investigating the interrelation of microbiology and immunology

Thought LeadersLiam O'Mahony, Barry Skillington & John MacSharryProf. of Immunology, Cheif Commerical Officer & Research PartnerAtlantia and Clinical...

Omalizumab outperforms oral immunotherapy in treating multi-food allergy

A clinical trial has found that the medication omalizumab, marketed as Xolair, treated multi-food allergy more effectively than...

Growth factor cocktail could reverse deadly effects of anthrax toxin

Anthrax, an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is often treatable in its early stages. But...

New therapeutic cocktails show promise for long-lasting asthma relief

Current asthma treatments don't work in all patients, and they don't provide long-term relief from potentially deadly asthma...

Race-neutral equation improves asthma diagnosis for Black children

Despite ongoing progress, structural racism and health disparities continue to shape healthcare practices in ways healthcare providers may...

Scientists link emulsifiers in processed foods to allergy and immune disorders

From your pantry to your gut: Scientists reveal how everyday food additives could silently fuel allergies, gut disorders,...

Gut immune cells linked to worsening rheumatoid arthritis

After spending years tracing the origin and migration pattern of an unusual type of immune cell in mice,...

CDC confirms black-legged ticks can cause red meat allergy in humans

A woman in Maine developed a dangerous meat allergy after a black-legged tick bite—prompting the CDC to rethink...

Synthetic microbiome therapy offers new hope against C. difficile infections

A synthetic microbiome therapy, tested in mice, protects against severe symptoms of a gut infection that is notoriously...

Study explores how nanoplastics could affect child’s immune system during pregnancy

Allergies and asthma are widespread diseases that could arise during embryonal development in the womb. A team led...

Gut bacteria could one day serve as microscopic in-house pharmacists

Hundreds of different species of microbes live, laugh, and love in your gut. In the future, one of...

Daily peanut doses help adults overcome severe allergies

The first clinical trial to test whether adults allergic to peanuts can be desensitized has shown great success...

Study reveals key insights for preventing cytomegalovirus spread to fetuses

A new Weill Cornell Medicine and Oregon Health & Science University co-authored study provides critical insight for the...

Allergies and Immunology

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