The field of immunometabolism has attracted significant interest in recent years. This is driven by the recognition that cellular metabolism is a fundamental regulator of immune cell activation, ...

Scientists have discovered a new process in our immune systems that leads to the production of an important family of anti-viral proteins called interferons. They hope the discovery will now lead to ...

Immune cells called monocytes produce a key inflammatory protein called interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) through an unconventional ...

In recent years, the increase in knowledge about the functioning of the immune system has revealed not only its importance in the defense against external agents such as pathogens or toxins, but also ...

Food allergies are a very modern - and escalating - epidemic. The number of Brits allergic to everyday foods such as cow's ...

One way to think about your gut microbiome is that it’s the gardener for your entire body. By tending the plants (good ...

The thinking goes that since it comes from local plant species you’re allergic to, locally sourced pollen will protect your immune system from reacting to airborne allergen exposure from those ...

Allergies work by triggering the immune system in response to an allergen. Allergens are substances the body mistakes as dangerous. As a result, the body makes antibodies to fight them. The production ...

Differentiating between an allergy and a cold, Dr Sunil Rana, Associate Director and Head - Internal Medicine, Asian Hospital, Faridabad, says, "Colds are caused by your immune system responding ...

Allergies occur when your immune system overreacts to a specific substance called an allergen, or trigger. Your immune system may identify the trigger—which is actually harmless—as a threat, and set ...

When you have an allergic reaction, it’s because your immune system perceives the pollen as a harmful substance that it needs to fight off. So your body releases a chemical called histamine that ...

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