Food allergy, or the aggressive immune system reaction following the consumption of a certain food or food ingredient, ...

By dedicating 10 minutes each day to diaphragmatic breathing, you can increase your respiratory efficiency and potentially ...

Food allergies can be life-threatening due to the rapid and exaggerated immune response. While mucosal mast cells (MMCs) are ...

These tissues are closely associated with the external environment and the mucosal immune system must provide protective immunity to pathogens but remain tolerant of non-harmful environmental ...

Recent years have seen a rapid and exciting expansion in our understanding of the mucosal immune system with novel insights into environmental influences of diet and the microbiota; the convergence ...

However, current research indicates that an oral vaccine is less effective than injectable immunization because the integrity of the antigen is destroyed in the digestive tract, resulting in a weaker ...

Most pathogens, especially the food/water/air-borne germs, would have to interact with the mucosal barrier system in order to invade hosts. Intracellular pathogens such as microsporidia, Mycobacterium ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a targeted therapy that could bring relief to people living with lichen planus, a ...