Recent work in humans and mice highlights how exposure to environmental microbes helps protect against allergies and other inflammatory diseases.

A study in patients identifies a nontraditional immune pathway that can cause a severe reaction to anesthetic drugs.

As evidence grows that gut bacteria play roles in the development and persistence of food allergies, researchers begin to explore microbe-based interventions.

With her husband, she studied allergic reactions and identified antibodies that set off itching, wheezing, and rashes.

Although the oral treatment seems to work, an analysis of the results from 12 clinical trials finds kids who got an immunotherapy have a greater rate of serious reactions.

High salt concentrations are present in the affected skin of people with atopic dermatitis and promote the differentiation of the T helper cells involved in the development of allergic diseases.

A study finds the effect is dose-dependent, with each additional pet further lowering the odds of developing allergies.

Scientists are beginning to unravel the ways in which we develop a healthy relationship with the bugs in our bodies.

Four years after taking a probiotic and peanut protein for 18 months, two-thirds of children in a small clinical trial can eat peanuts with no health issues.