Factors induced during stress in the brain and/or skin, such as corticotropin-releasing hormone, neuropeptides, neurotrophins and α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone, can activate mast cells to ...

STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida Republican Congressman Brian Mast was able to defend his congressional seat after facing a challenge from Democrat Thomas Witkop. On Tuesday, the Florida incumbent ...

You probably learned about organelles, those little “organs” inside cells that form compartments with individual functions. For example, mitochondria produce energy, lysosomes recycle waste ...

In this study, Hoxb8 mast cells (Hoxb8 MCs) were sensitized with sera from 112 peanut-allergic and peanut-tolerant participants. Upon exposure to varying doses of peanut extract, degranulation of ...

Evommune’s is given orally and blocks a protein, mas-related G-protein coupled receptor X2, that’s expressed on the mast cells thought to drive the condition. It’s not the only drug of its kind in ...

Detailed maps that pinpoint the positions of cells in tumours and probe the tumours’ biology are offering insights into the development of several cancers — including in the breast ...