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

Risk of asthma and allergies in children elevates during the monsoon season. The pediatrician shared a few tips to manage the ...

Researchers from the University of Arizona are studying how to prevent asthma in young children by looking at how a certain ...

Immunotherapy: For people whose asthma is caused by allergens like pollen, dust mites, and pet dander, subcutaneous immunotherapy (allergy shots) offers a way to re-train the immune system’s ...

As the number of people with allergies grows worldwide, scientists are trying to work out precisely how and why these conditions—such as asthma and eczema—develop.

For millions of people around the world, asthma is more than just a breathing problem — it is a chronic and often debilitating condition caused by the immune system's exaggerated response to ...

Once activated, ILC2s release cytokines (the messengers of the immune system) such as IL-5 and IL-13, which promote eosinophil recruitment, mucus production, inflammation and airway constriction ...

Long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) can disrupt immune balance and worsen lung health. In a recent study, ...

Essentially, the immune system reacts to its environment. Kids raised with animals, especially in the first few years, show fewer allergies and asthma symptoms later.

Air pollution is a global health concern, with over 90% of the world's population breathing air that exceeds World Health Organization safety standards.

Now, researchers are studying microplastics and/or nanoplastics (MNPs) during pregnancy to uncover whether these plastic particles negatively impact the immune system of babies in the womb ...