Allergies and how they happen

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Natural Sciences, Science, Science Radio, Naked Scientists, Health & Fitness, Engineering, Medicine, Technology, Life Sciences

4.6 • 958 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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This week, we're taking a closer look at allergies. What causes them, and what makes them so hard to cure? Along the way we find out what it's like to live with severe allergy, why the body has evolved such a self-destructive system in the first place, whether, as some claim, caesarian delivery is linked to allergy risk, and how scientists are working on ways to blind the immune system to the things we react to to prevent allergy symptoms in future... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:17.0	Hello welcome to the naked scientists the program that brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and medicine.
0:22.8	With me, Chris Smith, this week we're taking a closer look at allergy and finding out what
0:27.4	causes allergies and what makes them so hard to treat.
0:33.0	And as we head into the warmer weather here in the northern hemisphere the air is filling up with
0:42.6	pollen which is causing hay fever havoc for many myself included but there are
0:47.2	some for whom the allergy problem goes on all year and according to some sources more
0:51.5	than one person in three in the UK
0:53.1	suffers with some sort of allergy and 10% of our health service drug budget goes
0:57.7	towards allergy medication. Will Tingle has been looking further.
1:01.2	Alergies can affect any one of us.
1:04.0	In fact, some estimates put the number of people worldwide with an allergy
1:07.0	as high as one in three.
1:09.0	And for most people that suffer from an allergy,
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