Allergy & Immunology

THE SECOND COVID-19 mRNA vaccine dose has been established as safe from allergic reactions that were experienced in the first dose, says a multi-hospital analysis led by allergists from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), USA.

This predicted, with a high degree (76%) of accuracy and more reliably than ever before, whether an infant would develop allergies by 1 year of age…

However, severe allergic reactions created a potential barrier to large-scale vaccination rollout. For this reason, academics at Massachusetts General…

FOOD allergy affects up to 26 million members of the European population and poses a substantial public health burden. Fortunately, researchers from…

CAT allergies are among the most common allergies, affecting between 10 and 20% of the global population. Symptoms range from mild-to-moderate conditions…

Although there was variation between individual patients’ antibody levels, the researchers found the overall trend of rapid reduction to be consistent.

Allergic responses can be passed to newborns: a recent research demonstrates the effect of antibodies crossing the placenta during pregnancy.

DIFFERING immune system responses of patients with COVID-19 indicate which patients are at greater risk of developing severe forms of the illness…