New research shows how the early environment shapes allergy risk, revealing how microbial exposure trains the immune system.
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A multimillion-pound industry has sprung up promising it can detect sensitivities to certain ingredients with a simple remote finger prick test. But the results can be misleading – and even dangerous ...
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Scientists have taken a major step toward stopping Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), an extremely common infection linked to cancer ...
Researchers identified a small panel of inflammatory and neurology-related blood proteins that may help distinguish long ...
An innovative gene-editing strategy could establish a new way for the body to manufacture therapeutic proteins—including ...
A man known as the "Oslo patient" joins a short list of people in long-term remission from HIV following bone marrow ...
From bloodstream infections to tuberculosis and HIV, Associate Professor Sophia Archuleta has spent nearly two decades ...
The wave-shaped chart Ratul Chowdhury pulls up on a computer monitor in his office captures the evolutionary cat-and-mouse ...
Lactose intolerance is caused by a lack of the enzyme lactase. Milk protein intolerance involves an immune response to ...