Why Do Some Kids Benefit More From Exposure Therapy To Food Allergens?

Some kids are helped by exposure therapy to food allergens like peanuts, with their allergies gradually diminishing as they eat small amounts of their food nemesis.

For others, such treatment – also called oral immunotherapy — causes severe allergic reactions.

Researchers now think they know why some kids do well with exp...

Youthful Immunity: A Double-Edged Sword for Seniors

The Fountain of Youth may not be all it’s cracked up to be, researchers say.

A genetic “fountain of youth” actually might increase seniors’ risk of developing autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, celiac disease and psoriasis, a new study says.

Essentially, seniors who maintain “immune yo...

Source Of Breathing Problems Identified For People With Spinal Cord Injuries

Breathing problems are common among people with a spinal cord injury, frequently contributing to illness and death.

But researchers think they’ve sussed out a way to potentially improve these patients’ ability to breathe, a new study says.

A group of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called interneurons works to bo...

'Forever' Chemicals Might Hamper Weight Loss In Teens

“Forever” PFAS chemicals might hamper a teenager’s ability to drop excess weight, even if they’ve undergone weight-loss surgery, a new study says.

Teens with high blood levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were more likely to regain weight lost after bariatric surgery, researchers reported Aug. 14 in...

Fewer Americans Are Drinking Alcohol as Health Concerns Rise

Fewer U.S. adults say they drink alcohol, and more now believe that even moderate drinking can harm their health, a new Gallup poll finds.

The survey, conducted in July, found that 54% of Americans drink alcohol — the lowest rate Gallup has recorded in nearly 90 years of tracking. That’s down from most of the past seve...

Sleeping Sickness Eliminated in Kenya, WHO Says

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, as a public health problem. 

Kenya is now the 10th country to reach this milestone. HAT is the second neglected tropical disease it has eliminated, with the first being Guinea-worm disease...