SciShow Kids
Leave Poison Ivy Alone! Botany for Kids
Jessi and Squeaks are ready to play outside, but there’s a unique plant they should be sure to avoid: poison ivy!
SciShow
Can You Be Allergic To Sunlight?
For you, going outside might mean a sunburn if you're out there too long without enough sunscreen, but for some people, any sun exposure can lead to hives and rashes within minutes!
SciShow
Why Do Peaches Make My Mouth Itch?
Allergies can already be a bummer, but did you know they can eventually stop you from enjoying your favorite foods?
MinuteEarth
The Most Common Allergy In The World
The urushiol molecules in poison ivy have the ability to trigger a harmful immune response in most people because the immune system mistakenly labels them as a threat.
SciShow
Why You Might Want Parasitic Worms
Some doctors have actually found a connection between having parasitic worms and not having immune system problems like allergies or arthritis.
SciShow
All About Allergies
What are allergies? How are they caused, and what can people do to prevent them? SciShow explains!
SciShow
Genetically Engineered Cancer-Fighting Algae
Learn how scientists are fighting cancer... with algae!
SciShow
7 of the Strangest Allergies
When you think of allergies, the first thing that comes to mind is probably seasonal allergies, but there are a handful of strange allergies can be much harder to avoid than pollens.
SciShow
3 Reasons Why Ticks Suck
Find out why these arachnids are among the least B of humanity's BFFs. Yeah, they're blood-sucking parasites, but that's not all of it!
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The accident that changed the world - Allison Ramsey and Mary Staicu
In 1928, scientist Alexander Fleming returned to his lab and found something unexpected: a colony of mold growing on a Petri dish he’d forgotten to place in his incubator. And around this colony of mold was a zone completely and...
SciShow Kids
Lichen Two Living Things In One Biology for Kids
Join Jessi this week at the fort and learn about the unexpectedly awesome organism that's made up of two living things: LICHEN!
Curated Video
Rising Demand for Allergy Information: Allergy UK Struggles to Keep Up
Allergy UK is a charity that was established in 1991 to assist individuals in the UK who suffer from allergies. With the increasing demand for information on the causes and management of allergies worldwide, Allergy UK has expanded its...
Curated Video
Exploring Allergy Issues: The Making of Allergy UK Magazine
This magazine, published by Allergy UK and Inc A, aims to raise awareness and provide information about the growing problem of allergies in the UK. With a focus on entertainment and education, it seeks to be a force for change in the...
Healthcare Triage
How Can a Tick Bite Make You Allergic to Red Meat?
Can you really become allergic to red meat? Yes. Alpha-gal is a sugar molecule found in many mammals, including pigs, cattle, and lamb. And yes, it is possible for the human immune system to become reactive to alpha-gal, and growing...
HealthSketch
What are Allergies? (HealthSketch)
A simple explainer video about allergies. We explain how allergies occur, common causes and symptoms of allergies, how they are diagnosed and treated, and the most severe form of allergic reaction: anaphylaxis. We hope this video will be...
Healthcare Triage
What Does the Microbiome Have to do with Allergies?
Allergies and atopic disease are on the rise. Especially food allergies in kids. A HUGE new study has looked at how changes to the microbiome can lead to allergies.
Healthcare Triage
You Probably Don't Need to Be on that Gluten-free Diet
This is another one of those videos that I expect many of you to hate. Gluten is surprisingly polarizing. Of course, most of the evidence that many of you will throw at me are anecdotes. And we all know that the plural of "anecdote" is...
Barcroft Media
Giving Birth Made Me Allergic To Water
CARDIFF, WALES - MARCH 14: A YOUNG mother has developed an incredibly rare water allergy after giving birth to her daughter. Cherelle Farrugia, 26, from Cardiff, Wales, breaks out into painful itchy hives whenever she comes into contact...
Healthcare Triage
Hay Fever and Allergies Can Lower Student Test Scores
Health issues can negatively affect people's lives in an astoundingly wide array of ways. Recent studies indicate that students who suffer from allergies may perform worse on tests when testing occurs on high pollen count days. So how...
Next Animation Studio
Scientists develop vaccine to help stop cat allergies
Scientists in Switzerland have developed a vaccine that can help stop people from having allergic reactions to cats.
Science360
Researchers crack the ice to study the arctic marine food web
Scientists traveled to a town near the top of the world to study a creature at the bottom of the marine food chain--microscopic sea ice algae. Welcome to Barrow, Alaska, where a team of marine ecologists gears up to hit the sea...
Science360
Can Plants Get Enough Nitrogen? - The Carbon Cycle
Plants need nitrogen. Can they get enough to meet the increased levels of carbon dioxide?
Curated Video
Understanding Allergies: Causes and Reactions
Understand what allergies are and their causes such as foods, latex, pollen, and genetic factors. Learn why early detection are so important to allergy management and how antihistamines and adrenaline may be used in severe cases.