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Probiotics Could Help Defeat Seasonal Allergy Symptoms
By: Cari Nierenberg
Published: May 04, 2015 01:09pm ET on LiveScience.
Probiotics, or "good bacteria," may be helpful to people with seasonal allergies, a new review suggests.
Researchers analyzed the results from more than 20 previous studies and found that hay fever sufferers may get some benefits from using probiotics, improving their symptoms and quality of life.
But the jury is still out about whether probiotics are actually an effective treatment for people with seasonal allergies, said lead author Dr. Justin Turner, an ear-nose-and-throat surgeon at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - May 7, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Exposure to air pollution in the first year of life increases risk for allergies
Exposure to outdoor air pollution during the first year of life increases the risk of developing allergies to food, mould, pets and pests, new research concludes. The study showed that the sensitivity to allergens was associated with exposure to traffic-related air pollution during infancy.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 4, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Botanical Sexism Cultivates Home-Grown Allergies
It's the time year for watery eyes and itchy noses, and if you're among the afflicted, you may be surprised to learn that decades of botanical sexism in urban landscapes have contributed to your woes.
-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - April 29, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: research
Understanding the body's response to worms and allergies
Scientists are a step closer to developing new therapies for controlling the body's response to allergies and parasitic worm infections.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 24, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Ruslan Medzhitov interview: The master immunologist with a controversial answer to why allergies exist
For me, it was hornets. One afternoon when I was 12, I ran into an overgrown field near a friend’s house and kicked a hornet nest the size of a football. An angry squadron of insects clamped on to my leg; their stings like scorching needles. I swatted the hornets away and ran for help, but within minutes I realised that something else was happening. A constellation of pink stars had appeared around the stings. The hives swelled and new ones began appearing farther up my legs. I was having an allergic reaction. My friend’s mother gave me antihistamines and loaded me into her van. We set out for the county hospital, my d...
Source: The Independent - Science - April 13, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Hay fever: Not to be sneezed at
Publication date: 11 April 2015 Source:New Scientist, Volume 226, Issue 3016 Author(s): Linda Geddes Hay fever and other airborne allergies are often trivialised. But they're a big problem – and getting worse, says Linda Geddes
Source: New Scientist - April 12, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: research
Do allergies change over time?
Publication date: 11 April 2015 Source:New Scientist, Volume 226, Issue 3016 Author(s): Linda Geddes Allergies can and do get worse over time – and for some people symptoms only become apparent in middle age
Source: New Scientist - April 12, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: research
Can airborne allergies be cured?
Publication date: 11 April 2015 Source:New Scientist, Volume 226, Issue 3016 Author(s): Linda Geddes Is there hope for hay fever sufferers? For those who get no relief from antihistamines, immunotherapy could be the answer
Source: New Scientist - April 12, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: research
This Week in Science: Einstein Rings, Seasons on the Sun, the Return (?) of Brontosaurus
Seven days, lots of science in the news. Here's our roundup of some of the week's most notable and quotable items.
Illustration by Sarah Peavey
The Brontosaurus might be back! Though it was previously demoted to a cadet branch of Apatosaurus, a new analysis of skeletons suggests that Brontosaurus excelsus might be unique enough anatomically to come out and head up its own genus again.
And in other dinosaur news, a new study finds evidence of cannibalism and combat in Daspletosaurus, a somewhat diminutive and less famous cousin of Tyrannosaurus.
Humans may not be the only species counting calories. New study suggest...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - April 10, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Worms, germs lead to better immune function
Researches hypothesize that enhancing biodiversity in laboratory rats, including treating the rats with worms, would suppress their immune systems. Because worms have been shown to subdue inflammatory diseases such as asthma and allergies, the thinking was, the treated immune system would not fight infections as effectively.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 8, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Food allergies can be transmitted from blood products to children in rare cases
In rare cases, children can develop anaphylactic allergies to previously tolerated foods after receiving blood products via transfusion, report the authors of a case study. Blood donors who have food allergies can transfer immunoglobulin E, an antibody that reacts against allergens, from blood products such as platelets, the researchers say, however they note that it is very rare.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 7, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
When Peanut Allergy Comes from a Blood Transfusion
A Canadian boy picked up new allergies when he received donor plasma
-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - April 7, 2015 Category: Science Tags: More Science Biology Everyday Science Science Education Society & Policy Evolution Health Biotechnology Ethics Infectious Diseases Medical Technology Pharmaceuticals Source Type: research
A Troubling Potential Link Between Sleep Aids And Mental Illness
In today's "always on," high-stress world, it has become commonplace to turn to over-the-counter sleep aids for a little help with drifting off into dreamland at night. However, that habit, if made a consistent one, could lead to potentially serious damage when it comes to ones mental health.
A new study zeroing in on anticholinergic drugs -- a category that includes common non-prescription sleeping aids and antihistamines like Benadryl -- found that the long-term use of such medications in higher doses can lead to an increased risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, in the future. It's the first study...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - April 7, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Blood test predicts severity of peanut and seafood allergies, experts say
A new blood test promises to predict which people will have severe allergic reactions to foods according to a new study. To detect food allergies, physicians typically use skin prick tests or blood tests that measure levels of allergen-specific IgE (sIgE), a protein made by the immune system. However, these tests cannot predict the severity of allergic reactions. Oral food challenges, in which specific allergens are given to patients to ingest under physician supervision to test for signs or symptoms of an allergic reaction, remain the gold standard for diagnosing food allergy even though the tests themselves can trigger severe reactions.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 1, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Air pollutants could boost potency of common airborne allergens
A pair of air pollutants linked to climate change could also be major contributors to the unparalleled rise in the number of people sneezing, sniffling and wheezing during allergy season. The gases, nitrogen dioxide and ground-level ozone, appear to provoke chemical changes in certain airborne allergens that may increase their potency. That, in combination with changes in global climate could help explain why allergies are becoming more common.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 22, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
