A new report presented to the American Society for Microbiology finds house dust from homes with dogs may protect children from developing asthma. In other words, having a dog at home might help ...

Teenagers sensitized to more cat or dog allergen molecules may face higher chances of having asthma symptoms when exposed to pets.

Babies exposed to dog allergens in the home have a lower risk of developing asthma by the age of five years, according to research that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) ...

The University of California opened its doors in 1869 with just 10 faculty members and 40 students. Today, the UC system has more than 295,000 students and 265,000 faculty and staff, with 2.0 million ...

Babies who grow up with a pet dog are half as likely to develop childhood asthma - but having a cat makes no difference, a study suggests. Researchers analysed dust samples from the homes of 1,050 ...