They're rare, but alcohol allergies can range from mild to life-threatening, says Samuels.

Lymphoid-derived conventional dendritic cells (L-cDCs) may play a unique function associated with immune suppression and ...

Educating the immune system to prevent allergies Date: May 14, 2015 Source: McGill University Health Centre Summary: With the arrival of spring, millions of people have begun their annual ritual ...

A study reveals that Amish children in northern Indiana exhibit remarkably low allergy rates. Early exposure to farm ...

Sometimes the immune system gets it wrong, targeting harmless proteins from things like nuts and triggering allergic reactions. Now, researchers have identified a mechanism that helps keep the ...

Contact allergies (reactions caused by direct contact with substances like common metals and chemicals) may help prime the immune system to ward off certain types of cancer, suggests new research.

The immune system serves as the body’s defense network, designed to rapidly detect and eliminate harmful pathogens such as viruses, bacteria and other foreign invaders to prevent illness. At the same ...

Evidence suggests that early exposure to family members, food, germs, dust, dirt, pollen, and pets shapes our immune response ...

Thank Neanderthals for your strong immune system — and your allergies. By Megan Thielking Feb. 15, 2016. Reprints.