A study reveals a neural circuit that appears to underlie sensory hypersensitivity in a mouse model of autism, offering a possible strategy for developing new treatments. Many people with autism ...

Dentin hypersensitivity is characterized by short, sharp pain from exposed dentin in response to thermal, tactile, osmotic, or chemical stimuli. The most accepted explanation is the hydrodynamic ...

People with a history of allergic-like reactions to iodinated contrast media, which is used in a variety of X-ray-based procedures, such as CT and angiography, are susceptible to similar reactions ...

This study involved 3,708 patients with cancer, with an incidence of paclitaxel HSR of 10.11%. An 11-predictor–based Pac-HSR scoring system was developed, involving the following factors: younger age; ...

Allergic contact dermatitis represents a delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction (Type IV hypersensitivity). There are four types of hypersensitivity reactions, which include Type I, immediate-type-IgE ...

A nerve pathway responsible for a type of hypersensitivity that makes many people feel extreme pain in response to even light touch in the wake of inflammation, trauma or nerve injury has been ...

We know and feel something is wrong with our planet. This is not about a new awareness but rather an all too obvious and increasingly familiar series of reminders through record-breaking heat, rain, ...

Farmer’s lung is a type of allergic reaction that occurs as a response to mold from crops and grains. For this reason, it commonly affects those who work on farms. There are different categories of ...

When her first son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D), small town Missouri mom Kayla Mattingly was understandably upset. But life with T1D soon developed into a “new normal,” and that helped her ...

Eye allergies can be frequent and troublesome. The eyelids, which are the mucous membrane covering the eyes (conjunctiva), are the most frequent site of inflammation due to allergy. However, allergies ...