You may have heard that you should try to avoid eating too many simple sugars, but what does that mean? What are simple sugars? Are simple sugars carbohydrates? To answer both questions: simple sugars ...

A number of studies have demonstrated that T helper 2 cells (Th-2) cytokines play a critical role in allergic asthma and that IL-13 is a central mediator in the regulation of this allergic diathesis ...

Epithelial cells form a layer in which an apical surface is exposed to the external environment and to other forms of stress in ducts in specialized organs. As such, epithelial cells require robust ...