The beetle’s back and the crab’s shell owe their toughness to a common compound called chitin that now appears to trigger airway inflammation and possibly asthma, UCSF scientists have found. Insects, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The STAT5 and STAT6 transcription factors activate Th9 cells. Th9 cells produce the IL-9 cytokine, which causes ...

One of the molecules responsible for triggering the inflammation that causes allergic respiratory diseases, such as asthma and allergic rhinitis, has just been discovered. This molecule, from the ...

The inflammation process plays a crucial role in allergic respiratory diseases, such as asthma and allergic rhinitis. Although the pulmonary epithelium, the carpet of cells that forms the inner ...

Some evidence from large multinational cohorts supports an increased risk for asthma and allergic rhinitis, after SARS-CoV-2 ...

Allergies can cause air passages to swell, constrict, and produce excess mucus in the lungs. Not only can this result in chest pain, but can also lead to chest congestion. During an allergic reaction, ...

Nonallergic rhinitis with eosinophilia syndrome is a type of rhinitis where you have large numbers of immune cells called eosinophils in your nasal tissue but no symptoms of allergies. It can be ...