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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
Allergies Are Nothing To Sneeze At As Global Warming Triggers Earlier Pollen
Across the United States and Canada, pollen season is starting 20 days earlier and pollen loads are 21% higher since 1990.
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 8, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: news
Pollen season grows 20 days in 30 years as climate crisis hits hay fever sufferers
Pollen released by plants is also more intense than in 1990 in bad news for those with allergies, research in US and Canada findsThe climate crisis is multiplying the miseries faced by people with allergies, with new research finding that the pollen season in North America is now an average 20 days longer than it was three decades ago.Related:How urban planners' preference for male trees has made your hay fever worseContinue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 8, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Oliver Milman Tags: Environment Allergies Climate change Plants Science Source Type: news
COVID-19 vaccine side effects: What you need to know
For most people, side effects should be mild and may include flu-like symptoms for a day or two. People with severe allergies should consult a doctor.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - December 16, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Matthew Ballinger Source Type: news
Coronavirus live news: furious Merkel says German death rate 'unacceptable'; Moldovan PM has Covid
German chancellor calls for new year shutdown;UK science chief warns Britons may need masks next winter; Ion Chicu tests positive,adviser saysNHS says those with ‘significant’ allergies should not get Pfizer vaccineNine in 10 in poor nations to miss out as west buys up vaccines‘Cruise to nowhere’ ends after passenger tests positive for Covid-19Trump ’s ‘Warp Speed’ vaccine summit zooms into alternative realityUS coronavirus updates – liveUK coronavirus updates – live11.33amGMTHello, I ’m Aamna Mohdin and I’ll be taking over the blog for the rest of the day. If you want to get in touch, you can email m...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 9, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Marsh (now) and Helen Sullivan (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus World news US news UK news Australia news Science Infectious diseases Source Type: news
Transferring allergies in the womb
Source: ScienceNOW - November 19, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Rothenberg, M. E. Tags: Immunology perspective Source Type: news
Fetal mast cells mediate postnatal allergic responses dependent on maternal IgE
We report a role for MCs within the developing fetus and demonstrate that fetal MCs may contribute to antigen-specific vertical transmission of allergic disease.
Source: ScienceNOW - November 19, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Msallam, R., Balla, J., Rathore, A. P. S., Kared, H., Malleret, B., Saron, W. A. A., Liu, Z., Hang, J. W., Dutertre, C. A., Larbi, A., Chan, J. K. Y., St. John, A. L., Ginhoux, F. Tags: Cell Biology, Immunology r-articles Source Type: news
Nut allergies spike on Easter and Halloween
Publication date: 26 September 2020Source: New Scientist, Volume 247, Issue 3301Author(s): Layal Liverpool
Source: New Scientist - September 27, 2020 Category: Science Source Type: research
Human sleep consolidates allergic responses conditioned to the environmental context of an allergen exposure Medical Sciences
Allergies are highly prevalent, and allergic responses can be triggered even in the absence of allergens due to Pavlovian conditioning to a specific cue. Here we show in humans suffering from allergic rhinitis that merely reencountering the environmental context in which an allergen was administered a week earlier is sufficient...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - May 18, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Luciana Besedovsky, Mona Benischke, Jorg Fischer, Amir S. Yazdi, Jan Born Tags: Biological Sciences Source Type: research
Snowflake or safety first? How face masks were drawn into Trump ’s culture wars | Arwa Mahdawi
Everything is partisan in the US now – even the coronavirus. Choosing whether or not to cover your face has become a political statementCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLet ’s face it: wearing a face mask is not pleasant. They can fog up your glasses and hurt your ears. If you are cursed with terrible allergies, as I am, they quickly become a disgusting sneeze chamber. They make breathing difficult.But you know what else makes breathing difficult? Covid-19. So I suck it up and wear a mask,because that is what we aresupposed to do now. In New York, where I live, it is also what we have been ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 13, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Arwa Mahdawi Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Health & wellbeing Life and style Medical research Science World news Source Type: news
Covid-19: will my allergies make a difference? – podcast
As hay fever season approaches,Nicola Davis asks Prof Stephen Durham about the differences between the immune response to an allergen, such as pollen, and a pathogen, like Sars-CoV-2. Should those with allergies should be concerned aboutCovid-19?Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 6, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Nicola Davis and produced by Max Sanderson Tags: Allergies Coronavirus outbreak Science Hay fever Infectious diseases Medical research Society Source Type: news
Covid-19: will my allergies make a difference? – podcast
As hay fever season approaches,Nicola Davis asks Prof Stephen Durham about the differences between the immune response to an allergen, such as pollen, and a pathogen, like Sars-CoV-2. Should those with allergies should be concerned aboutCovid-19?Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 6, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Nicola Davis and produced by Max Sanderson Tags: Allergies Coronavirus outbreak Science Hay fever Infectious diseases Medical research Society Source Type: news
Dr William Frankland, immunologist behind pollen count, dies aged 108
‘Grandfather of allergy’ survived three years in Japanese POW camp before pioneering medical careerDr William Frankland, a pioneering British immunologist who transformed the world ’s understanding of allergies, has died aged 108.Frankland improved the lives of millions of hay fever sufferers by developing the idea of apollen count. Until his death the oldest survivor of the Japanese prisoner of war camps, he published a scientific paper in September 2017 aged 105.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 4, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Alexandra Topping Tags: Immunology Biochemistry and molecular biology Medical research Science UK news Hay fever Allergies Source Type: news
There ’s a fly in my waffle! Scientists experiment with larva fat to replace butter
Fat from larvae could be a more sustainable alternative to dairy, say researchersScientists at Ghent University in Belgium are experimenting with larva fat to replace butter in waffles, cakes and cookies, saying using grease from insects is more sustainable than dairy produce.The researchers soak black soldier fly larvae in a bowl of water, put it in a blender to create a smooth greyish dollop and then use a kitchen centrifuge to separate out insect butter.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 28, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Reuters in Ghent Tags: Food Insects Dairy-free Allergies Animals Environment Society Wildlife World news Science Belgium Europe Source Type: news
Food fight over allergies
Publication date: 25 January 2020Source: New Scientist, Volume 245, Issue 3266Author(s): Clare WilsonCurrent baby weaning guidelines may mean we are missing a crucial window to prevent food allergies. Clare Wilson reports
Source: New Scientist - January 25, 2020 Category: Science Source Type: research
