Aug. 20, 2024 — Researchers have shown how and why the depletion of microbes in a newborn's gut by antibiotics can lead to lifelong respiratory allergies. The research team identified a specific ...

Allergies occur when your immune system overreacts to a specific substance called an allergen, or trigger. Your immune system may identify the trigger—which is actually harmless—as a threat, and set ...

It's pretty common these days to hear people in restaurants and stores say they have a "gluten allergy" and therefore require gluten-free products, but the problem is that there's really no such thing ...

Cardiac hypertrophy is a pathophysiological response to harmful stimuli. The continued presence of cardiac hypertrophy will ultimately develop into heart failure. The mitochondrion is the primary ...

Research suggests that introducing kids to food allergens early in life can help—but that the same might not be true for other types of allergies. Here's what to know. Studies have suggested ...