New research reveals that growing up with a dog may mitigate the genetic risk for atopic eczema. The study, involving hundreds of thousands of participants, found that a specific genetic variant linked to eczema risk appears less impactful in children who lived with dogs, suggesting a protective effect through immune modulation or microbiome sharing.

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