In today’s world, allergies are nearly unavoidable. For instance, a report from Stanford Medicine suggests that nearly 40 ...

Desensitisation is possible. A family of treatments known as immunotherapies work by repeatedly exposing the body to tiny and ...

Researchers have found that particulate matter can knock the body’s immune system out of balance, promoting allergic ...

One Amish community living in northern Indiana is considered one of the least allergic populations ever measured in the ...

Most of the time, the intestinal immune system can recognize friend from foe, tolerating myriad foods while destroying disease-causing invaders. But for approximately 30 million Americans with ...

Hypersensitivity describes the actual immune system reaction. An allergic reaction, in contrast, usually refers to the signs and symptoms you develop. There are two main types of allergies: ...

Ask Dr. Universe: Allergies caused by immune system overreacting to normal things March 7, 2025 Updated Sun., March 9, 2025 at 3:18 p.m. This 3D illustration shows a mast cell releasing histamine ...

Can you prevent food allergies and reactions to other substances before they start to cause symptoms? Here's what researchers found. More than 100 million Americans have allergies.

A milk allergy involves the immune system reacting to proteins found in cow’s milk — primarily casein and whey. On the other hand, ...

The goal is to desensitize the child’s immune system so they have a less severe reaction if exposed to peanuts, according to DBV Technologies, which developed the treatment.

These "overreactions" in the immune system are the cause of most allergic reactions. Allergies are not dictated by age, gender or race and can affect anyone, particularly running in families.