List of allergy articles

Fujita Health University and NITE publish information on fungi (molds and mushrooms) and allergens in air conditioners

 Fujita Health University and the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) are researching mold and mushroom proteins and allergens present in air conditioners.

Window insulation renovation reduces not only heating and cooling costs but also medical costs, LIXIL and Kinki University publish paper

 LIXIL Corporation collaborated with Associate Professor Hiroshi Fujita of Kindai University to verify the effect of window insulation renovation on medical cost reductions and heating and cooling cost reductions. “[…]

University of Tokyo and others succeed in decomposing dog and cat allergens using photocatalysts

 A collaboration between Professor Yoko Hama of the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Caltech, which develops photocatalyst products, and Inuyama Animal Medical Center […]

Contact with saliva in infancy reduces the risk of developing allergies during school age, Wakayama Medical University, etc.

 A research group led by Yoshimi Kubo, a postdoctoral researcher at Wakayama Medical University, collaborated with Hyogo Medical University, Dokkyo Medical University, and Takatsuki Red Cross Hospital to study Japanese patients […]

Taking antibiotics in childhood breaks down the mechanism of immune tolerance that prevents the onset of allergies

 A research team at the University of Miyazaki has succeeded in clarifying the mechanism by which antibiotic administration during childhood increases the risk of developing allergies.

Short-chain fatty acids during breastfeeding improve bronchial asthma in children, RIKEN and Chiba University clarify the mechanism

 A joint research group at RIKEN and Graduate School of Chiba University has investigated propionic acid, a type of short-chain fatty acid that is a metabolite of intestinal bacteria, in lactating mother mice […]

Successful development of a compound that suppresses the itching substance of atopic dermatitis

 Research groups at Kyushu University and the University of Tokyo have found that small molecules that selectively suppress the production of IL-31, a major itch-inducing substance in atopic dermatitis […].

Tohoku University discovers new control mechanism for allergic dermatitis

 The research group of Assistant Professor Shuhei Kobayashi and Professor Yuji Owada in the Department of Organ Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University is a joint research with Keio University […]

New drug "nemorizumab" for atopic dermatitis confirmed efficacy in clinical trials Kyoto University

 A research group at Kyoto University conducted a phase III clinical trial (comparative study) of nemolizumab, a new treatment for atopic dermatitis, from moderate to […].

Positive feeling improves allergies, Yamanashi University proves for the first time in the world

 A research group led by Professor Atsuto Nakao of the University of Yamanashi found that activation of the dopamine reward system, which controls positive emotions in the brain, suppresses allergic reactions […]