15. June 2021 in ECARF News
MASK-air – digitization for pollen allergy sufferers
An apps helps people with pollen allergy with their individual therapy.
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10. May 2021 in ECARF News
Cell phones, hay fever & climate change
With a free app from the University of Eichstätt, anyone can report where and when plants with allergenic pollen are flowering. A risk map is then generated for people suffering from hay fever.
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10. May 2021 in ECARF News
Long-distance transport of grass pollen
The pollen season starts earlier and lasts longer. Pollen loads increase even before local plants start to flower. This is because wind currents can carry lightweight pollen across hundreds of kilometres.
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16. July 2020 in ECARF News
Nasal swab can predict the severity of a pollen allergy
Researchers in Munich, Germany were able to predict the severity of symptoms in allergy sufferers even before the start of the pollen season. They did this by taking a swab from the nose.
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19. September 2018 in Interesting facts
The right tomato for people with birch pollen allergy
Certain varieties of tomatoes contain less allergy-triggering proteins (allergens) than others. A team at the Technical University of Munich discovered which ones.
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