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Allergy season really is getting worse every year. Here ’s how science can help | Theresa MacPhail
We are slowly beginning to understand how our immune systems work, which will help us prevent allergies – but more research is desperately neededIf it seems as though everyone around you has been sneezing, coughing and wheezing more often this summer, you ’re not imagining things. Allergies are both becoming more common and getting worse. In some ways, this is not news. Respiratory allergy, asthma, eczema and food allergy rates have all been ticking upward for at least the past 50 years. Currently, approximately30-40% of the global population has at least one allergic condition.Industrialisation, urbanisation, changing...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 2, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Theresa MacPhail Tags: Allergies Society Health Medical research Science UK news World news Source Type: news
Achoo! The hay fever season lasts longer than ever. Here ’s what we can do about it | Kate Ravilious
The climate crisis is giving trees a bigger window to spread their pollen, but cleaner air and better early warning forecasts can help protect usIf you have sneezed your way through the last few days, you are not alone. About aquarter of the UK population are thought to suffer from hay fever, with numbers continuing to grow. And thelatest researchsuggests that the climate crisis is going to make the hay fever season a whole lot longer and more intense, with up to three times as much pollen wafting around by the end of the century. Hold on to your antihistamines.For people with lung conditions such as asthma or chronic obst...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 17, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Kate Ravilious Tags: Hay fever Climate crisis Environment Allergies Society Source Type: news
How will isolation affect long-term immunity?
Healthy immune systems work best when exposed to microbes. So what will lockdown have done to our resistance to germs?Every time you kiss another human being intimately for 10 seconds, more than 80m bacteria are transferred from mouth to mouth. If you ’re at a party and double dip your tortilla chip into the salsa three times, around 10,000 bacteria will be transferred from your lips to the dip. Say “hi” to your co-workers as you sit down at your office desk and you’ll also be greeted by over 10m bacteria on its surface.Disturbing as these figures may seem, many scientists believe that exposure to these microbes he...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 16, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Amelia Tait Tags: Coronavirus Infectious diseases Children Health Science Society World news Medical research Microbiology Source Type: news
Fears climate crisis could increase allergy season severity by up to 60%
New tools could help predict extent and severity of hay fever and allergy-related asthma months aheadThe climate emergency could increase future allergy season severity by up to 60%, a new pollen forecasting system suggests, while a separate system could predict the severity of grass pollen seasons months in advance.Such tools could help health professionals prepare for an increase in hay fever cases, or hospital admissions for allergy-related asthma. Seasonal pollen forecasts could also enable some hay fever sufferers to avoid particularly severe seasons by, for example, travelling abroad.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 26, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Linda Geddes Science correspondent Tags: Allergies Climate change Science Research Environment Society Health Source Type: news
Caesarean babies have different gut bacteria, microbiome study finds
C-section babies pick up more hospital bacteria than those born vaginally, research showsBabies born by caesarean section have different gut bacteria to those delivered vaginally, the most comprehensive study to date on the baby microbiome has found.The study showed that babies born vaginally pick up most of their initial dose of bacteria from their mother, while C-section babies have more bugs linked to hospital environments, including strains that demonstrate antimicrobial resistance. The findings could explain the higher prevalence of asthma, allergies and other immune conditions in babies born by caesarean.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 18, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Tags: Health Childbirth Science Immunology Asthma & wellbeing Medical research Society Children Source Type: news
Academies Call for Global Action to Reduce Air Pollution
The U.S. National Academy of Sciences and U.S. National Academy of Medicine joined the science academies of South Africa, Brazil, and Germany today in issuing a statement calling for urgent worldwide action to reduce air pollution. The statement was handed over to senior United Nations representatives and diplomats from the four nations at a ceremony today in New York. Air pollution is a cross-cutting aspect of many UN Sustainable Development Goals. Air pollution is estimated to contribute to the premature deaths of at least 5 million people worldwide per year, as well as to chronic health conditions such as heart disease,...
Source: News from the National Academies - June 19, 2019 Category: Science Source Type: news
Build 'Noah's ark' for beneficial gut microbes, scientists say
Repository would store ‘friendly’ germs from the intestines of people in remote communities for future medical treatmentsScientists have put forward plans for a microbial “Noah’s ark” to preserve beneficial bugs found in the guts of people living in some of the most remote communities on Earth.The move to save the microbes is driven by concerns that modern lifestyles are wiping out organisms that have colonised human intestines for millennia and are vital for good health.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 5, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Microbiology Science Obesity Asthma Allergies Autism Source Type: news
Having a high IQ is a curse ... just look at Donald Trump
Research suggests that people with high IQ scores are more likely to have mood disorders, and a higher risk factor of ‘psychological overexcitabilities’ – perhaps that explains the behaviour of the man in the White HouseMy IQ is extremely, almost embarrassingly, high. I ’ve never actually taken an IQ test, mind you, but my educated guess is that, if I did, my score would be whatever is the highest possible. No doubt your IQ is lower than mine, but please don’t feel stupid or insecure because of this, it’s not your fault. You’re probably just born that way. And you know what? Thank your lucky stars and subpar ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 10, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Arwa Mahdawi Tags: Psychology Science Consciousness US news Donald Trump Artificial intelligence (AI) Computing Race issues World news Technology Social exclusion Society Economic policy Politics Source Type: news
Having a high IQ is a curse ... just look at Donald Trump | Arwa Mahdawi
Research suggests that people with high IQ scores are more likely to have mood disorders, and a higher risk factor of ‘psychological overexcitabilities’ – perhaps that explains the behaviour of the man in the White HouseMy IQ is extremely, almost embarrassingly, high. I ’ve never actually taken an IQ test, mind you, but my educated guess is that, if I did, my score would be whatever is the highest possible. No doubt your IQ is lower than mine, but please don’t feel stupid or insecure because of this, it’s not your fault. You’re probably just born that way. And you know what? Thank your lucky stars and subpar ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 10, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Arwa Mahdawi Tags: Psychology Science Consciousness US news Donald Trump Artificial intelligence (AI) Computing Race issues World news Technology Social exclusion Society Economic policy Politics Source Type: news
How To Desensitize Your Child To A Food Allergy
The news is suddenly full of new recommendations on how to keep your baby allergy free. But what if it is too late to prevent allergies in your household? What if you’ve already seen your little one break out in hives, swell into a bawling bruised tomato or some other scary reaction? Have the great advances in allergy understanding just come too late for you and your kid?
No. Especially if your child is still relatively young.
The newest treatment, under study by experts at Northwestern University in Chicago, involves educating the immune system on the safety of, say, peanuts, by attaching peanut proteins to wh...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 13, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Hay fever mapping? There ’s an app for that | Letter from Dr Sheena Cruickshank
Dr Sheena Cruickshank on how ‘citizen sensors’ can help scientists to learn of how pollen, weather and pollution interact to trigger allergy symptomsSeasonal allergies, such as hay fever and allergic asthma, are on the rise in the UK as your article (First hay fever map of Britain offers some relief to sufferers, theguardian.com, 20 May) rightly points out, with up to one in four people now experiencing symptoms each year. However, these are complex conditions, and just mapping pollen levels does not tell the full story in allowing accurate prediction of allergy symptoms. Many people will react to multiple things, not ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 22, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Letters Tags: Hay fever Allergies Society Apps Technology iPhone iOS Software Android Immunology Medical research Biochemistry and molecular biology Science Source Type: news
Vitamin D levels not linked to asthma or dermatitis
Vitamin D supplementation is unlikely to reduce the risk of asthma in children or adults, atopic dermatitis, or allergies according to a new study.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 9, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Phthalates increase the risk of allergies among children
According to this study, an increased risk of children developing allergic asthma exists if the mother has been particularly heavily exposed to phthalates during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The mother-child cohort from the LINA study was the starting and end point of this translational study.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 3, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Nearly Half A Million U.S. Doctors Warn That Climate Change Is Making Us Sick
One morning in July 2011, Samantha Ahdoot’s 9-year-old son, Isaac, grabbed his clarinet, trekked up the hilly road to the bus stop and set off for another day at the band camp near his home in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.
Within an hour, Ahdoot’s phone rang: Isaac had collapsed and was en route to the emergency room on a stretcher. Her otherwise healthy son suffered heat exhaustion and dehydration from the blistering heat of a summer that regularly broke temperature records. July alone shattered two daytime high temperature records in just the D.C. area. Concerned, Ahdoot, a pediatrician, volunteered t...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 15, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
New technique removes the cause of allergic asthma: Antibodies are suctioned off
Allergies are the most common cause of asthma. The immune system over-reacts to harmless substances such as birch or grass pollen, for example, forming immunoglobulin E antibodies (IgE). Together with the inflammatory cells in the skin and mucous membranes, the " mast cells " , IgE antibodies are responsible for certain allergic diseases, such as asthma and hay fever. Scientists have now successfully developed a technique for suctioning the IgE antibodies out of the blood, thereby significantly improving the quality of life for people who suffer from severe allergic asthma.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 3, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
