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Pollen allergy is called hay fever. Generally cause allergies are those of anemophilous plants, their pollen is dispersed by air currents. Such plants produce large quantities of lightweight pollen, which can be carried for great distances and are easily inhaled, bringing it into contact with the sensitive nasal passages. Around world, about 5 %~10 % people fall in hay fever. Persons may suffer from an itching congested and running nose, a sore nasal-throat cavity, sneezing, caughing, watery and sometimes bloodshot eyes and also perhaps a light thightness of the chest. Other symptoms include: headache, fatigue, inflammation of sinuses and throat. 阅读全文 »

Tobacco isn’t famous for its health benefits. But now scientists have succeeded in using genetically modified tobacco plants to produce medicines for several autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, including diabetes. The research is published in the open access journal BMC Biotechnology. 阅读全文 »

Researchers at the University of Illinois have identified a novel pathway that controls the activity of a key protein involved in inflammation. Their  findings could have important implications for the treatment of diseases or conditions linked to chronic inflammation.

At the heart of the cell’s inflammatory response is a protein complex called NF-kappa B. In the new study, biochemistry professor Lin-Feng Chen and his colleagues deciphered a molecular code that controls its function. Their results appear in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Journal. 阅读全文 »