Hygiene Hypothesis

  • Dirt Prevents Allergy, Research Shows
    If infants encounter a wide range of bacteria they are less at risk of developing allergic disease later in life. This is the conclusion of research from the University of Copenhagen, which suggests completely new factors in many modern lifestyle diseases. Oversensitivity ...More
    November 2, 2011
    Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
  • Exposure to Worm Infection in the Womb May Protect Against Eczema
    Exposure to worm infections in the womb may protect a newborn infant from developing eczema, a study funded by the Wellcome Trust suggests. A large trial in Uganda showed that treating a pregnant woman for worm infections increased her child's chances of developing the ...More
    January 28, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Gender and Hygiene: Could Cleanliness Be Hurting Girls?
    Little girls growing up in western society are expected to be neat and tidy, and one researcher who studies science and gender differences thinks that emphasis may contribute to higher rates of certain diseases in adult women. The link between increased hygiene and ...More
    January 26, 2011
    Posted in News
  • ACI Refutes "Too Clean" Hype on Hygiene Hypothesis
    Research claiming that young people are "overexposed" to antibacterial soap doesn’t reflect real-world usage of a proven, beneficial product used safely and effectively on a daily basis, according to the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) formerly known as the Soap and ...More
    November 30, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Study Suggests That Being Too Clean Can Make People Sick
    Young people who are overexposed to antibacterial soaps containing triclosan may suffer more allergies, and exposure to higher levels of Bisphenol A among adults may negatively influence the immune system, a new University of Michigan School of Public Health study suggests. ...More
    November 29, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Scientist to Examine Link Between Microbiota and Auto-Immune Diseases
    Rising levels of allergic asthma and eczema in North American children have Canadian scientists wondering if there is such a thing as being "too clean". "We see auto-immune diseases like asthma and eczema increasing rapidly in North American children, but we don't see the ...More
    October 28, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Allergies Blamed on Excessive Cleanliness
    Allergies have become a widespread in developed countries: hay fever, eczema, hives and asthma are all increasingly prevalent. The reason? Excessive cleanliness is to blame according to Dr. Guy Delespesse, a professor at the Université de Montréal Faculty of ...More
    April 13, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Surface Bacteria Maintain Skin's Healthy Balance
    On the skin's surface, bacteria are abundant, diverse and constant, but inflammation is undesirable. Research at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine now shows that the normal bacteria living on the skin surface trigger a pathway that prevents ...More
    November 23, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Tufted Bacteria Cause Infection in Premature Babies
    Bacteria that normally reside on the skin of healthy people can cause serious infections in premature babies. A group of researchers at Karolinska Institutet have now found an explanation for why a certain kind of staphylococcus can attach itself to the skin and quickly ...More
    April 29, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Study Links “Hygiene Hypothesis” to Diabetes Prevention
    A research study funded by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) suggests that a common intestinal bacteria may provide some protection from developing Type 1 diabetes. The findings provide an important step towards understanding how and why Type 1 diabetes ...More
    October 6, 2008
    Posted in News
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