Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Blood tests do not require direct contact with the allergen but take longer than SPTs. SPTs often use allergen ...

Researchers at the University of Bern and Bern University Hospital have developed a test to simplify the diagnosis of allergies. Its effectiveness has now been confirmed in clinical samples from ...

Allergies can be minor or life-threatening, and current diagnostic blood tests are not always adequate for determining which substances patients need to avoid to prevent a reaction. In the simplest ...

An allergy is an immune system overreaction to a substance that would otherwise pose no harm. Doctors may use a physical examination, skin tests, and blood tests to diagnose allergies. Different types ...

Researchers have developed a rapid and highly sensitive laboratory test that uses magnetic nanoparticles to detect allergy to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers observed that only 8.3% of 24 children or adolescents with peanut allergy passed a double-blind ...

PORTAGE, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Thermo Fisher Scientific announces the clearance of ImmunoCAP Specific IgE (sIgE) Allergen Components for wheat and sesame* allergies by the U.S. Food & Drug ...

Pork, red meat, and poultry fall under the umbrella of meat allergies Medically reviewed by Jurairat J. Molina, MD Meat allergies can cause symptoms like hives and stomach pain. Anaphylaxis is a ...

Food allergies are a major health problem worldwide. In some countries, up to 10% of the population is affected, mainly young children. Peanut allergy, in particular, is one of the most common ...

Researchers have developed a test to simplify the diagnosis of allergies. Its effectiveness has now been confirmed in clinical samples from children and adolescents suffering from a peanut allergy.