But for approximately 30 million Americans with food allergies -- including 4 million children -- immune cells mistakenly identify food as a threat, triggering potentially life-threatening reactions.

Food allergies are slowly increasing within first world countries. According to the National Institute of Allergy and ...

New research zeroes in on a unique group of immune cells that could transform how we treat—and possibly prevent—severe food ...

These “tolerogenic dendritic cells” enable food to pass through the body without triggering an immune reaction unless they malfunction to cause allergies. The study was published in Nature. Food ...

A new study has revealed that a special group of cells in the intestines tamp down the immune responses caused by exposure to food proteins. Called 'tolerogenic dendritic cells,' these cells enable ...

Tolerogenic dendritic cells in the intestines are shown to reduce the immune responses caused by exposure to food proteins.

This time, they explored whether these same cells could also play a role in reducing food allergies. Through genetically modifying the tolerogenic dendritic cells in mice, researchers observed that ...

Researchers at WashU Medicine found that a small population of immune cells in the mouse intestine prevents allergic responses to food, suggesting that targeting such cells therapeutically could ...