Central sensitization may be an important underlying factor that complicates the treatment of chronic pain and opioid use disorders, researchers wrote in PAIN Reports. Orman Trent Hall, DO, an ...

Two women in the emergency room sit across from each other, their eyes red and welling with tears. Watching the minute hand of the clock slowly tick by, they eagerly await their turn to be seen. That ...

Peripheral sensitization refers to the lowering of the threshold of excitability of sensory neurons, which leads to an amplified reaction to a specific external stimulus. Sensitization can be mediated ...

This blog post was written with contributions by Jamie Pribyl, DPT. Chronic pain is a condition in the nervous system where a light switch seemingly got turned on and never got turned off. Patients ...

Infants who avoided cow's milk products in their first year were nearly four times as likely to be sensitized to cow's milk compared to infants who consumed cow's milk products before 12 months of age ...

Sensitization by age 2 years to an allergen such as cow’s milk, egg white, peanut, cat dander, or dust mites may influence how early-life respiratory tract infections affect lung function in adulthood ...

In an advance in efforts to reduce the use of animals in testing new cosmetic and other product ingredients for skin allergies, scientists are describing a new, highly accurate non-animal test for ...

Chemical sensitivity in humans may be an acquired disorder in which individuals become increasingly sensitive to chemicals in the environment. It is hypothesized that in individuals with multiple ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Infants whose mothers consumed less than 5 g of peanuts a week had less sensitization and allergy. Baseline skin ...

Humans are continuously exposed to various environmental allergens (antigens), such as pollen, food, and dust mites. In certain individuals, their immune system recognizes common environmental ...

Early-onset asthma was associated with impaired lung function at age 19 years, but contrary to researchers’ expectations, sensitization to aeroallergens did not appear to influence this outcome.

BOSTON (Oct. 24, 2024) – People have heard for years that climate change is having a significant impact on plant vegetation patterns and influencing how pollen and mold produce. A new study being ...