The animal's hair is the problemMany people talk about an "animal hair allergy" a first misunderstanding. "I think the term ‘animal allergy’ is better," says Anja Schwalfenberg from the German Allergy ...

Microscopic particles left behind by vaginal mesh could continue to trigger the immune system to attack healthy tissue even after the material has been removed, according to researchers.Experts ...

Allergies are a common and tricky problem in pets, caused by various things such as pollen, dust, mold, chemicals and food.

Weizmann scientists uncover why our immune system lets us eat without harm, how it tolerates food—and why it sometimes fails.

HAY fever season has well and truly arrived. And with a staggering 16million Brits affected, it’s no wonder we are always on ...

Unlike a food intolerance, a food allergy happens when the immune system reacts to the proteins in certain foods. It can cause severe symptoms like shortness of breath and swelling of the mouth ...

An allergic response occurs when your immune system reacts abnormally to a common substance in the environment. That substance is known as an allergen. It causes an inflammatory response in the ...

Adding IL-12, a cytokine produced by various immune cells, to mRNA vaccines improves T cell responsesThis could make the benefits of vaccines last ...

An interdisciplinary research team from the Allergology and Veterinary Medicine Divisions at the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut (PEI) has developed a novel laboratory test that enables the determination of ...

Experts suggest allergy testing patients before they are fitted with mesh may help to better understand why complications happen in some cases.

A food allergy happens when the immune system reacts to a certain food protein. Although symptoms can be the same, food allergies are different than a food intolerance. Food intolerance does not ...