As part of the nationwide International Maternal, Pediatric, Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT) Network sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, the Section of Allergy and Immunology ...

The interaction between mast cells and other immune cells at sites of allergic responses has been largely unexplored. A research group at the MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics used specialized ...

Known for their role in allergic reactions, mast cells have long been recognised as key players in our immune system. When they encounter allergens, they release chemicals that trigger typical allergy ...

Conventional wisdom has held for some time that children who grow up in environments rich with biodiversity — farms, homes with pets, rural settings in general — are less likely to have allergies. The ...

Specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of adult and pediatric patients with allergy, asthma and primary or secondary immune dysfunction, Allergy and Immunology faculty treat the expanding ...