reports that “testosterone suppresses an immune system cell involved in allergic asthma,” researchers found. Specifically, the male hormone “blocks the production of a type of immune cell that triggers allergic asthma, called innate lymphoid cells – or ILC2s.” The study was published online in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. Medscape (5/9, Russell) also covers the study.
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