Allergies

The term allergy encompasses a wide range of conditions; it is not a disease in itself. The term allergy – medically termed hypersensitivity, signifies an exaggerated reaction to foreign substances.

What are Allergies?

The term allergy encompasses a wide range of conditions; it is not a disease in itself.

Can Food Allergies Be Genetic?

Gold (Gold Sodium Thiosulfate) Allergy

How Does Milk Allergy Differ from Lactose Intolerance?

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What are Recombinant Allergens?

Long Term Effects of Taking Allergy Medications

Common Allergens in the Workplace and How to Avoid Them

Treatment and Prevention of Allergies

Allergic Reactions to Pharmaceutical Drugs

Allergies and the Hygiene Hypothesis

What is Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES)?

What is the Microbial Diversity Hypothesis?

Are DIY Allergy Tests Reliable?

Food Allergy and Intolerance Research

Does Allergy Immunotherapy Work?

Allergic Reaction to Skin Products

What's Driving the Recent Rise in Food Allergies?

Meat Allergy After a Tick Bite

What is Allergic Contact Dermatitis?

Autism Spectrum Disorder & Allergies

Can you Treat a Food Allergy by Altering the Gut Microbiome?

Latest Allergies News and Research

Aluminum vaccines cleared of long-term health risks

Findings from a cohort of 1.2 million children indicate aluminum-adsorbed vaccines do not raise the risk of autism, asthma, or autoimmune diseases.

17 Jul 2025

New monoclonal antibody enhances immune response by selectively targeting Tregs

A new research paper was published in Volume 16 of Oncotarget on July 9, 2025, titled "A novel anti-human CD25 mAb with preferential reactivity to activated T regulatory cells depletes them from the tumor microenvironment."

17 Jul 2025

endTB-Q trial highlights importance of individualized regimens

Some patients with highly drug-resistant tuberculosis could benefit from a shorter treatment with fewer drugs while others may warrant more aggressive therapy, according to the findings of a new study led by an international group of researchers including scientists from Harvard Medical School and conducted across six countries in Asia, Africa, and South America.

17 Jul 2025

Common medications impact gut microbiome and promote pathogen growth

The human intestine is home to a dense network of microorganisms, known collectively as the gut microbiome, which actively helps to shape our health.

16 Jul 2025

Hungry bacteria choose food over danger in the human gut

Bacteria that cause intestinal infections typically avoid a stinky chemical - one that can kill them at high enough concentrations - inside human intestines, but they may actually swim toward it when a hearty meal is the reward.

16 Jul 2025

New approach makes mismatched stem cell transplants safer for blood cancer patients

Advances in blood stem cell transplants now make it possible for people with blood cancers to get safe and effective "mismatched" transplants that will potentially cure their disease, new UVA Cancer Center research reveals. The advances will allow far more people to receive the lifesaving treatment.

15 Jul 2025

McMaster study identifies the most effective and safest treatments for chronic hives

A new international study led by researchers at McMaster University has identified the most effective and safest treatments for people suffering from chronic urticaria, more commonly known as chronic hives.

15 Jul 2025

NIH awards major grant to advance mucormycosis research

The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA (TLI) announced today that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded a new grant (P01AI186818) to Dr. Ashraf S. Ibrahim, PhD, a TLI Investigator, a Professor of Medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and a leading authority on mucormycosis pathogenesis.

15 Jul 2025

Nasal antibody spray shields mice from pollen-triggered allergies and asthma

Intranasal delivery of a monoclonal IgG1 antibody targeting mugwort pollen protected mice from allergic rhinitis and asthma symptoms, without lowering systemic IgE levels. This localized, non-invasive approach dampened Th2 inflammation and preserved healthy airway tissue in sensitized mice.

14 Jul 2025

Monoclonal antibody delivered through the nose blocks hay fever in mice

Approximately 40% of the European population are allergic to pollen, and their symptoms cause an estimated loss of 100 million school- and workdays every year.

11 Jul 2025

UCLA researchers discover new way to prevent immunotherapy-induced type 1 diabetes

A team of researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified a potential new strategy to prevent, and even reverse, immune checkpoint inhibitor–induced type 1 diabetes, a rare but life-threatening side effect of cancer immunotherapy, using an existing class of autoimmune drugs.

8 Jul 2025

Early exposure to plastics raises young children’s asthma risk

A large international study found that early-life exposure to phthalates, common chemicals in plastics, is modestly associated with increased risks of asthma, wheeze, and rhinitis in children under five. No consistent associations were found for bisphenols, and effects were generally small.

6 Jul 2025

Mature dendritic cell vesicles enhance influenza vaccine effectiveness

Influenza hemagglutinin subunit vaccines are more effective and offer better cross protection against various influenza virus challenges when combined with a mucosal adjuvant that enhances the body's immune response, according to a study by researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

2 Jul 2025

Targeting RAP proteins for next-generation malaria treatments

A University of California, Riverside-led team has made an advance in the basic understanding of Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite responsible for the deadliest form of human malaria, that could make novel, highly targeted anti-malarial therapies possible.

1 Jul 2025

Is lactose intolerance secretly stealing your restful sleep?

Researchers surveyed over 1,000 university students and found that lactose intolerance, especially when accompanied by gastrointestinal symptoms, is linked to more frequent nightmares and poor sleep. Only a small minority reported that food affected their dreams, highlighting a specific risk for those with food sensitivities.

1 Jul 2025

Newly discovered target may re-energize exhausted immune cells in the fight against cancer

Van Andel Institute scientists and collaborators have discovered a potential treatment target that may re-energize dysfunctional or "exhausted" immune cells in their fight against cancer.

27 Jun 2025

Fire smoke exposure found to alter immune system at the cellular level

Exposure to fire smoke-which can be composed of particulate matter, gases, materials from buildings such as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), toxic metals, and carcinogenic compounds-may alter the immune system on a cellular level, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

26 Jun 2025

Inflammatory cells may persist despite biologic therapy in severe asthma

Biological drugs have improved the lives of many people with severe asthma. However, a new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that some immune cells with high inflammatory potential are not completely eradicated after treatment.

26 Jun 2025

Missing gut bacteria in US babies triples allergy and eczema risk

US infants lacking Bifidobacterium in their gut microbiome face significant changes in microbial composition, metabolic function, and immune-related health risks. This large, nationally representative study links early-life Bifidobacterium deficits to a three-fold increase in eczema, allergy, or asthma by age two.

25 Jun 2025

Deadly central line-associated bloodstream infections could be prevented using new e-catheter hub

Washington State University and Mayo Clinic researchers have developed an electrochemical catheter hub that could someday help prevent deadly central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) that annually kill thousands of people around the world.

25 Jun 2025

Allergies

Overview

Feature Articles

Different Types of Allergies

Penicillin Allergy

Gold (Gold Sodium Thiosulfate) Allergy

Meat Allergy

What is Anaphylaxis?

Types of Allergy Tests

Milk Allergy

How Does Milk Allergy Differ from Lactose Intolerance?

Tartrazine Allergy

Sesame Seed Allergy

Cow’s Milk Allergy Management

Cobalt Chloride Allergy

Allergies and Genetics

Allergies in Children

How to Prevent Mold Allergies

Mustard Allergy

Am I Allergic to Ragweed?

What are Recombinant Allergens?

Steps to Reduce Home Allergy

Allergy Patch Testing

Formaldehyde Allergy

Celery Allergy

Tree Nut Allergy

Cockroach Allergy

Latex Allergy

Long Term Effects of Taking Allergy Medications

Pediatric Allergies

Old Friends Hypothesis

Common Allergens in the Workplace and How to Avoid Them

Nickel Allergy

Perfume Allergy

Soy Allergy

Garlic Allergy

What is Milk Allergy?

Treatment and Prevention of Allergies

Treatment and Prevention of Allergies

Allergic Reactions to Pharmaceutical Drugs

Oral Allergy Syndrome (OAS)

Allergies and the Hygiene Hypothesis

What is Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES)?

Wheat Allergy

What is the Microbial Diversity Hypothesis?

Diagnosis of Allergies

Are DIY Allergy Tests Reliable?

Wheat Allergy

Breastfeeding and Allergies

Research on Allergies

Type of Pollen Allergies

Food Allergy and Intolerance Research

Does Allergy Immunotherapy Work?

Allergic Reaction to Skin Products

Lupin Allergy

What's Driving the Recent Rise in Food Allergies?

Fruit Allergies

Epidemiology of Allergies

Gluten Intolerance / Allergy

Meat Allergy After a Tick Bite

Balsam of Peru Allergy

What is Allergic Contact Dermatitis?

Autism Spectrum Disorder & Allergies

What is Peanut Allergy?

Chromium Allergy

What is Lactose Intolerance?

Sulfite Allergy

What is Dust Mite Allergy?

What are Pet Allergies?

Can you Treat a Food Allergy by Altering the Gut Microbiome?

Seasonal Allergy

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