Q: My doctor thinks my mast cells are activating inappropriately and may be causing many of the symptoms I periodically have. Please tell me more about this condition. A: Mast cells are an important ...

Mast cells are pivotal effectors in immune responses, acting as both sentinels and mediators in allergic and inflammatory processes. Their ability to rapidly degranulate and release a myriad of ...

A new study published in the International Journal of General Medicine showed that by focusing on mast cells and inflammatory ...

In early 2020, Wynde Dyer walked into the house that would transform her life. The Central California ranch sat on a cul-de-sac of gated homes and glittering aquamarine pools. It boasted private ...

Once engineered, the mast cells were loaded with oncolytic viruses, which are designed to infect and kill cancer cells while sparing healthy ones. Unlike traditional cancer treatments given through ...

At the recent AAAAI/WAO meeting, Blueprint Medicines Corp. presented the in vitro and in vivo characterization of BLU-808, a selective inhibitor of wild-type KIT, a transmembrane receptor tyrosine ...

Third in a series of articles on COVID-19 and its effects on the gut, this article will explore “Long COVID” (also called “post-acute COVID syndrome”) and the role mast cells play in producing gut ...

CONDITION DEFEAT HER. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME KIND OF CALMING AND REGULATING MY NERVOUS SYSTEM. IN SOME WAYS, 26 YEAR OLD CAROLINE CRAIG QUINN’S MORNING LOOKS LIKE MANY OF OURS. A LITTLE YOGA, A QUIET ...

Scientists show that prenatal stress reshapes fetal mast cells and sensory neurons, creating a fragile skin barrier that sparks early-life eczema in mice. Study: Maternal stress triggers early-life ...