Over-exposure to an allergen also raises the risk of allergies, says David Cor ry, MD, professor of medicine in the section ...

An allergic reaction is your immune system going on the defensive and overreacting to a foreign substance — usually a harmless one. Not common at all. Being allergic to hormonal birth control of ...

Hives, also known as urticaria, are raised, itchy welts on your skin that occur due to an allergen. The reaction is ...

A revolutionary approach to immune therapy has emerged: engineered immune cells that protect healthy tissue without ...

You can have a reaction to various foods, but it’s not always an allergy – the difference lies with your immune system.

A study led by TUM researchers finds that cystic fibrosis alters immune cells early in life, likely before birth. These ...

Since immune cells generally produce only very small amounts of CFTR, the research team believes that the influence of cystic fibrosis on the immune system is indirect. This could explain why ...