Modern health care requires a proactive and individualized response to diseases,
combining precision diagnosis and personalized treatment. Accordingly, the approach to …

Pollen exposure weakens the immunity against certain seasonal respiratory viruses by
diminishing the antiviral interferon response. Here we investigate whether the same applies …

In recent years, evidence of the synergistic effects of pollen and viruses on respiratory health
has begun to accumulate. Pollen exposure is a known risk factor for the incidence and …

Over one quarter of the population in industrialised countries suffers from some type of
allergy and inhaled aeroallergens from pollen are the primary cause of allergic ailments …

Background Birch, alder, hazel, and oak are members of the birch homologous group based
on cross-reactivity toward the birch pollen allergen Betula verrucosa 1. Theoretically, allergy …

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanosized particles released by nearly every cell type
across all kingdoms of life. As a result, EVs are ubiquitously present in various human body …

Background Allergies are on the rise globally, with an enormous impact on affected
individuals' quality of life as well as health care resources. They cause a wide range of …

Background Pollen exposure is associated with respiratory symptoms in children and adults.
However, the association of pollen exposure with respiratory symptoms during infancy, a …

Introduction Pollen exposure is known to exacerbate allergic asthma and allergic rhinitis
symptoms, yet few studies have investigated if exposure to pollen affects lung function or …

Higher incidences of asthma during thunderstorms can pose a serious health risk. In this
study, we estimate the thunderstorm asthma risk using statistical methods, with special focus …