Key Player in Childhood Food Allergies Identified: Thetis Cells

Signs KIDS may have allergies

Welcoming a child into the world is an exciting time for parents. However, new parents often lament that there is no guidebook to caring for and raising children. This becomes even more apparent when parents must confront illnesses that affect…

Key player in childhood food allergies identified: Thetis cells

Thetis cells, a class of immune cells first described in 2022, play an essential and previously unknown role in suppressing inflammatory responses to food, a new study finds.

Thetis cells identified as key player in childhood food allergies

A decade ago, a clinical trial in the U.K. famously showed that children who were exposed to peanuts in the early months of life had reduced risk of developing a peanut allergy compared with children who avoided peanuts.

Milk allergies, varying from one child to another, appear after a few minutes and a few hours after your son drinks milk or eats dairy products, and here are the signs.

Immune Cell Type Linked to Oral Tolerance and Childhood Food Allergies

A decade ago, a clinical trial in the U.K. notably showed that children who were exposed to peanuts in the early months of life had reduced risk of developing a peanut allergy compared with children who avoided peanuts. Now, a study by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has found that a population of cells known as Thetis cells (TC) may provide the answer as to why. The team’s preclinical study results indicate that the …

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